In Loving Memory…

It's the 8th anniversary of your going Home. 
Eight years of missing you,
Eight years of not hearing your giggle,
Eight years of not feeling your hugs,
Eight years of not seeing your smile,
Eight years of memories without your presence,
Eight years of aching with longing,
Eight years of facing every morning with pain,
Eight years of questions, of wondering,
BUT
There is also:
Eight years of experiencing Papa in unexplainable ways,
Eight years of hearing Papa's voice in the darkest of nights,
Eight years of feeling Papa's arms gently surrounding me,
Eight years of seeing Papa's love manifested in many ways,
Eight years knowing you are making memories with Papa and Jesus,
Eight years of only imagining the delight and wonder you're experiencing,
Eight years of experiencing Papa's grace and strength,
Eight years of knowing that one day we will be together again.

And the last half of those eight years’ experiences are because of the scars in Jesus hands. I will spend the rest of my life living in gratitude of what Jesus’ work on the cross has made possible for me. My heart’s response to experiencing the Divine Love, Care and Grace is to worship- sometimes in praise, sometimes in lament, sometimes dancing in the storm…

Your presence we miss, Your memory we treasure,
Loving you always, Forgetting you never,

Mom and Dad, JoAnn, Justin & Stephanie and Felicity, Jana, Jodi & Janessa