Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A Big Thank You!

I haven't quite finished telling Avalyn's story.  I will at some point but today I wanted to write about how thankful we are for everyone that has been there for us in this difficult journey.  We have had such a huge out pouring of love from so many people and I could never truly do justice to how much we appreciate it! 

I think it is a true testimony of how Gods people can come together and be there for each other in really hard times.  From the very moment we found out we had lost Avalyn we knew we could call on our friends and they were there for us!  This is something that I have learned from hearing other baby loss mama stories is not always the case. 

So here is a list of all the things I am thankful for from the last few months:

Tim and Delrea, Ron, Becky, Sarah and Jess for coming and physically being at the hospital during the worst time of my life.  

The Youngs for watching my boys.

Jess who cleaned my house while I was in the hospital.

Bri who set up the rest of my guest room for my parents to stay in. 

Kelly for coming and being there for us!

The nurses that took care of us and tried to make sure we had everything that we possibly could to make the situation less miserable.  

Jane for having knowledge of what we would need and being on top of helping us to get pictures, hand and foot prints and molds, the box to hold all her things, making sure we got to spend time with her.

Family for coming.

Lindsey you will never ever know how thankful I am for the pictures that you took!  I look at my baby girl every day because you dropped what you were doing to come!  You did a beautiful job!

Travis for all that he did for Avalyn's funeral.

The praise team for doing the worship service I will never forget for the funeral.

Naomi for making the trip out here to be with me.  Seriously sister I love you and am so thankful you came!

All the meals that were given to us.

Jess for filliing her freezer with all that food because we didn't have enough space for it!

Friends that send me text messages with verses to help me stay focused on The Lord and encourage me to keep going!!!

The flowers that were sent.

All the cards with words to help us make it through!

And little gifts given to remeber our sweet baby girl.

The random card or stop by that always seems to come when I most need them still!

And friends who send us gift cards for food and whatever from far away.

A few days ago I booked a trip for our family to go to Florida!  This is something that was paid for by lots of people some that I don't even know!  If you only knew how special this trip is to us!  We never take trips! Ever!  Unless it is to a grandparents house that is about it.  We are so thankful for everyone who gave money so we could go! Ian and Eli have been talking about going to Florida for months and can not wait to go to the beach and legoland!  I am so excited that they will get to experience this trip! As well as getting out of the frozen tundra of North Dakota and soaking up some sun and warmth. 

Well, I am sure I left out someone and I am sorry if I did but know that we would never make it through this without all of you and your support.




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