My little dude turned four yesterday!!! This evening we had many friends and all of our closest Louisiana family here. We swam, fed horses, played inside while God allowed us some much-appreciated rain, and ate some yummy burgers, cake and ice cream. Garrett had a Thomas the Train cake! He received so many thoughtful gifts!!! It was a perfect evening with family and god-made family (friends). We did miss Nina and Pop terribly, but they sent a sweet card and a Mr. Potato Head, which Garrett loved!!! We had two of our friends come about an hour early to help move patio furniture, and Aunt Becca breezed through graciously to help ease my panic of not being ready for the party AND get lots of the food prepared. YOU ROCK!!!
Peek-A-Boo!!
Garrett and Barett
Break the Pinata!!
POWER TOOL!!!
Daddy got new tires for my TRACTOR!!!!
Sharing my toys with my sisters.
About and hour into Garrett's party, a storm rolled through and the kids had to get out of the pool. We looked out over the back yard, and there was this beautiful rainbow....complete from end to end. Thinking back over the past year of Garrett's life and over his four years on earth, this rainbow meant so much to me. I was talking to my dear friend whose 3 year old went to be with God two months ago, and we talked about how it is so impossible to fathom God's love by sending these children into our lives, but how it is even more impossible to fathom having one snatched from our physical, earthly life in such an untimely way. It feels like God isn't answering prayer, listening, or caring, much less keeping any PROMISE. I have said for years that I can't wait to crawl onto my Heavenly Father's lap and ask all of these hundreds of questions I have written on my heart. Oscar reminds me I will not need to ask them as all things will be understood and revealed at that time. But still, why???? Why did my friend's sweet angel have to leave her so soon? Why do I have my children another day, and a mother on the west coast had to lose both her daughters and her husband in an accident? Why does little Caleb VanPelt have to battle cancer at the age of 8? Why, God?
But then He revealed this rainbow to us today, significant of his promise that He will not forsake us. Isn't faith such a quirky thing? I have faith....or at least I think I have faith, but then is gets so shaken sometimes.
So tonight I feel full of faith as far as our household goes. We are so over-abundantly blessed. And most of all, I offer God my thanksgiving for Garrett. He has had his struggles, but he is amazing. His little life has gone from scaring us to death to making us have more faith....faith that he will continue to get stronger and more developed, faith that we can make more time for our family and enjoy every minute together, faith that we are making the right choices for our family to be together through homeschooling, and faith that we have so much to relish each moment here on the planet.
Thank you for sharing this journey with us. We appreciate all of the love, prayers, helping hands, and support you have provided our family!! Happy birthday, our littel Man Cub!!! Love,
Mommy
But then He revealed this rainbow to us today, significant of his promise that He will not forsake us. Isn't faith such a quirky thing? I have faith....or at least I think I have faith, but then is gets so shaken sometimes.
So tonight I feel full of faith as far as our household goes. We are so over-abundantly blessed. And most of all, I offer God my thanksgiving for Garrett. He has had his struggles, but he is amazing. His little life has gone from scaring us to death to making us have more faith....faith that he will continue to get stronger and more developed, faith that we can make more time for our family and enjoy every minute together, faith that we are making the right choices for our family to be together through homeschooling, and faith that we have so much to relish each moment here on the planet.
Thank you for sharing this journey with us. We appreciate all of the love, prayers, helping hands, and support you have provided our family!! Happy birthday, our littel Man Cub!!! Love,
Mommy
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