Thursday, June 5, 2014

1 year gone

Our day celebrating/remembering Ember was great. Lunch at Embers American Grille, fairy garden shopping, wish release, balloon release, and cake. Many loved ones celebrated/remembered with us and sent/tagged photos of the candles they burned. I'm so grateful for all the love people show us.
As the day comes to a close emotions start coming more to the surface. This morning I shed a few tears thinking about how there would be no traditional first cake free for all... No cake with the birthday girl pictures and no happy birthday songs. I just couldn't bring myself to allow happy birthday to be sing today. 
The rest of the day was tear free until now. 
I look back, I look forward and I'm not sure what I'm feeling. 
I think I set standards in my head that one year was my allotted time. Now it's time to use my experience and heart break to minister to others. I pray I can use my loss to reach people that can't be reached by others. So now it's time to start taking steps towards that. I hope I'm strong enough. 

If I could send a message to Ember it would go something like this. 

Baby Ember,
I hope in heaven there's some sort of entrance to heaven celebration. 1 year there, eternity to go! 
I sure do wish we could have celebrated your life here with us, although that's mighty selfish of me. 
I hope you know how loved you are/would have been here with all of us. 
There's no way we will ever forget you. Thank you for fighting so hard to stay with me the 7 months your little body could manage. Can't wait to meet you! 
Love you to the moon, 
Your Mama 

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