Rememberance

We miss you Kairou.

Foggy here in Tennessee - another fall day.

Happy Birthday!

7 years old - Happy Birthday Kaireia! We love you too Kairou! Where have the years gone?

I love my grand children.

My twins

Kaireia had to tell me several times she was a twin and Kairou was in heaven.

You know you're getting old when the number of folks you know in heaven is getting close to the number you know here on earth. Won't heaven be grand!

A visit to Kairou's grave site

The kids got to go by Kairou's grave site when they were in Missouri. They got him an Ohio banner as you can see between Kaireia and Neidon.

I Thess 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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I'm out of town Friday evening and Saturday until late, so accept this as my Saturday post too.

I'm reading a book on Heaven by Randy Alcorn and he makes you wonder what it will be like when you get there. Of course, we assume almost as much as we know, and we bring in ill conceived tradition often more than we see what God's word has to say about heaven.

I hope it isn't terrible to say, but as much as I look forward to being in God's presence, I look forward to being with friends and family for eternity. Isn't God great!

This photo is of Reed holding Kairou. Now there is a head of hair!

Have a great weekend - more photos soon.

Why Lord?

We are grieving for our friends, the Travis', who just lost their grandchild; we grieve for the Lackey's and their loss; and we still grieve for our children. We mourn for our losses, for our future dreams that were changed and for loved ones who will ache forever.

Don't mean this as a depressing post - just pray for these families.

A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more." Matthew 2:18

In memory of ...

Terry is on the left holding Kaireia's hand and Dale is on the right with the balloons - these are Darin's parents. Of course, Darin is with Neidon. This was last Friday. They let balloons go to remember Kairou and celebrate his short life.

Rachel called last night - they are safely in Ohio!

3 years

It's hard to believe Kairou has been gone three years. And then we look at Kaireia and realize what a blessing we have.

I don't know God's ways but I trust Him.

Have a great weekend!

Reed and the twins

Still one of my favorite photos of the twins. It's the only photo we have of someone holding both of the twins. Reed is such a great uncle. As time goes on, I'll add some of my favorite older photos along with newer photos. I hope you all had a great week.

For Kairou

This poem was on our old web site and I felt the need to add it to this blog.

Susan Skidmore wrote this poem for our grandson who we lost several years ago. It has been a blessing to us countless times. Thanks Susan!

For Kairou (10/15/03-10/20/03)

We longed to hear your first healthy cry,
to satisfy your needs with comfort and nourishment.

Instead, your short life taught us to cry out
to God, and we received His consolation and strength.

We hoped to see your sweet, dimpled smile –
to hear your laugh and share your innocent joy.

Instead, the anxious, fleeting days of your life
opened our eyes to see the Source of lasting joy.

We wanted to take your little hand and hold you steady,
to see excitement light your eyes when you took your first wobbly steps.

Instead, your brief life taught us to trust God when we stumbled,
to grasp His hand and take new steps of faith.

We thought God had sent you so that we could give you
a lifetime of our love.

Instead, God sent you to remind us that some day we will
share an eternity of God’s love.

by Susan Skidmore