A few days ago, my mom told us that she had a surprise for us on Friday night. The first stop was to pick up our dear friend, Patti Taylor. Patti gave directions while Ben drove. We ended up at the cemetery where dear baby Chloe is buried. We walked to her grave and saw the most beautiful marker. As we stood there admiring it, my mom gave us a card. Inside were the names of so many family members and friends, all people who had contributed to buy us this beautiful memorial for our daughter. I was so overwhelmed by the love of my family (and the friends who participated are like family to me, so we'll just call them family too), that I couldn't keep back the tears. The card said that Chloe would never be forgotten and that means the world to me. She was such a special, sweet little girl and to know that all these people still love her and still miss her makes me feel very loved.
Thank you Mom and Dad for doing this. Thank you Grammy, Mom Kimbrell, Deirdre, Sebastian, Roma, Jason, Megan, Veronica, Aunt Cheryl, Uncle Steve, Sarah, Stephen, Andrew, Kelly, Gayle, Annie, Rob, Patti, Darryl, Vernell, Tyra, and Lori. Saying thank you doesn't really feel like enough, but I don't know what else to say. You all are so dear to me and so kind to do this for us. I thank God for you and pray that all of his blessings are yours. We love you.
It is so hard to believe that on August 18, Chloe would have been three years old. I don't know where the time went. I wonder what she would have looked like and what her personality would have been. It still hurts that I don't have her here to hold, but I do have the blessed hope that one day, I'll be reunited with her in heaven. I'm so thankful for that hope. I'm so thankful for the power of the resurrection of Jesus. He conquered death and because of that, I can have hope for life after death. God has been so good to us, to give us faith and to give us family and friends who really love us. 
3 comments:
You're welcome, honey. We love you lots. Your little family is very special to us. Why don't you link Chloe's page to your blog site? I bet people would like to read her whole story.
Hi Steph,
it turned out so beautiful! I'm glad you like it. We love you lots and miss Chloe all the time.
Steph- So beautiful. I cried yet again. I was holding the picture that is on the memorial just last week and thinking of Chloe. She is missed and will not be forgotten in our home. Love you guys so much, and thank God every day for the many mercies He shows to our family daily.
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