Dear Abigail Grace, What to say to you… It’s September 17th again! Your 9th Birthday! How exciting is that?! You’ve been asking for days what time you could wake up this morning, since you wanted to get the celebration going as early as possible… In part because you wanted to be sure there would be […]
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Sometime over the past week, after our Molly-girl’s birthday had come and gone, I realized that for the first time, in 10 years, I forgot to post my letter to her on our BabyBenson2008 CarePage after sharing it here on my blog. I felt sad about that, as we received so much support on our […]
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Happy 10th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Double Digits. Two candles (a one and a zero) this year at your grave, instead of on a birthday cake. How has it been ten years? So much time has passed since we held you. So much time has passed since you left this world. For so long, your […]
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Seriously?! How is it possible that you are now eight? I can still remember getting settled into our pre-op room at Christ Hospital, before the c-section to deliver you. I recall how many times I repeated our doctor’s mantra for us, “September 17th is going to be a happy day!” I was afraid to believe […]
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16 years later, I remember. I remember where I was, what I was doing, and how I heard the news. I will never forget that day, the lives that were lost, and how our world changed. In April, Sean and I visited the Pentagon Memorial with his 7th grade class on their trip to […]
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Happy 9th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Another year around the sun. Another year since you were here. It’s been 9 years since I carried you. 9 years since you were born and died. 9 years since your family held you in our arms. And no matter how much time passes, you are never far from […]
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