Okay....Chris and I just finished reading this book. It was wonderful. We both looked forward to crawling in bed every night for the past week and a half to curl up together and read. The book is insightful, inspirational, funny, and sad. I think that it drew Chris and I closer in many aspects. It provided us with QUALITY time to read and discuss, but Ron Hall captured a lot of the grief, the anger, and the blessings from death of a loved one. Sometimes I think that it is hard for Chris to understand what I live with on a daily basis....having lost part of my being. The book helped to validate and put into words a lot of what I felt and still feel today. I remember going to Kass' room....lying down in his bed trying to cover myself in him. I remember opening his drawers, grabbing his clothes and trying desperately to catch a glimpse of his smell....never wanting to wash the few cherished dirty clothes he had in the basket. I have these saved to this day. But slowly over time( somedays more than others) I am able to see the blessing in Kass being taken to Heaven. It was for a reason, though I am not quite sure of yet....but for a beautiful reason. This I know because it was in God's plan. Denver's faith helped to add to my faith.
Kass and Hamp September 19, 2002
Kass' 8th Birthday
3 comments:
That is so precious & beautiful! What a wonderful gift since I can't see my precious family as much as I would like to. Thank you so much. I love you and miss you all tremendously.
Wendy,
This is Kikky and I'm sitting her teary eyed after reading and seeing your precious family. I am so very thankful that God has given you such a wonderful famly.
Continue to enjoy every minute and have a very merry Christmas.
Kikky Newton Williams
I miss Kass so much. Looking at his 8th birthday pictures brought many tears to my eyes. Kass is so special to so many of us. He is still a huge part of my life. I think of him often. I can't listen to the song I Can Only Imagine without boo-hooing. I think of him everytime! Today Vicky White told me that she found a picture of me with Kass sitting in my lap at one of Christopher's birthday parties. She is going to give me this picture. I treasure all pictures with Kass in them. Christian Ana and I wish we could visit the Clay family more often. All of our love to Chris, Wendy, Hamp, Jack, Josie, and Molly.
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