Life continues on. We think of Finn every day and miss seeing his little toes and hands and feet and face...... such a sweet face he had. I still cry over losing Finn but there are many times where I smile in his memory. He has touched so many people and my heart fills with joy thinking of the impact he has had during his short time with us. We are so very proud in our sadness.
We had a rush of immediate family in this past week to see us. People who say family heals are correct. It was just their presence that helped us through some tough days and gave us strength to see the hard days ahead. They were here for us in our greatest need and there is no way we could be more fortunate than to call them family. They also were here to help us eat a lot of food.
I will say that food is quite healing as well :) We have eaten some amazing meals prepared by some dear friends here in Madison and even food sent to us in the form of gift cards by friends from far away. This was a huge thing for us as we have not felt like cooking (or cleaning for that matter). Our house is also full of beautiful, fragrant flowers and they bring such cheer to our home on sad days. Bernie likes to enjoy them, too...
Finn's ashes will be with us this week. We chose cremation for him and we were thinking of the best place for him to rest. We chose Yosemite National Park in California. It is one of the most beautiful and peaceful places we have ever been.
Since our last visit to the park, we had dreams of taking family vacations to Yosemite when we had children - taking walks in the valley, hiking to beautiful waterfalls, enjoying the silence of the mountains......
Now after this important trip and in the future when we visit we know our first born will be there with us. Always.
Amy, my husband works at Meriter and met you and Finn. You probably won't remember him but he remembers you and Finn and I jut wanted to let you know that you are in our prayers.
ReplyDelete