Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Lynnea's funeral and celebrate Lynnea's life with us; we appreciated being able to share this occasion with so many of our friends and family. Even though it has been very difficult to say goodbye to our sweet little Lynnea, there is an immense comfort in knowing that all of her "owies" are "all done" and that we will see her again someday in heaven. Many people have asked how Ashlyn is handling all of this, and overall, she is doing quite well with everything so far. She has lots of questions (my favorite one from today came after bringing the casket out to the hearse and putting it inside -- she asked, "Hey, why are they putting Lynnea in the trunk of that car?!") that we answer for her as simply and as honestly as we can, and I'm sure the questions will continue for a long time as she tries to cope with and make sense out of losing her baby sister.
I know that this blog has been primarily about Lynnea and her struggles, but I started it before we knew about any of Lynnea's health problems, and my intention was for it to be a "mommy blog" about the events in our lives as a family. I intend to continue it because, even though our family now has a giant Lynnea sized hole in it, we are still a family, and we will go on as such, so I will continue to chronicle our lives to share with all of you the same way that I have for the past 20 months.
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3 comments:
Tina-
The service for Lynnea was very lovely. You all will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers as you go through the coming days and weeks.
Missy Stafford
Lynnae's service was so beautiful - well suited for a beautiful baby!! The flowers, books, music and the video were wonderful but the sermon was especially touching. I often drift off into my own little world, but this sermon was so real and personnal. It was so obvious that he knew and loved Lynnea and your family very much. Hopefully, things will settle down for you and you can relax a bit knowing that Lynnea is well taken care of! Thank you for sharing her with us even if it was only through your blog.
Cheryl
Tina,
I so wanted to be there for Lynnea's funeral. I had planned to go, but something else needed my attention.
I think about you often, especially now after a week or so has passed. I hope you are doing ok. You sound very strong right now. God's grace is evident! I pray you continue to feel His strength.
I'll be in touch. Remember, you can contact me any time for an understanding, listening ear.
Hugs,
Annie Krsiean
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