Tomorrow is April 15th. For those of you who know us, you know that this is a big day for us. It is our son Elijah Thomas' birthday. He would have been two years old. It has been an emotional week for us with all the anticipation of baby number three, and the anniversary of losing Elijah. One of the things i am so very thankful for is that since baby three is not here yet we will be able to go to the cemetery and spend Elijah's birthday there. We were able to do this last year and are so glad we will be able to do so again. It is very peaceful and restful to be there. i know that my son is not there, i know that he is resting safely in the arms of Jesus, but somehow we are comforted when we are able to be there at the cemetery. After we spend the day at the cemetery we are going to go over to toms parents house to have a dinner/birthday party. my parents will be there also, and my sister in law with my niece. it will be nice to be with the family and remember our beautiful, precious baby and all that his life and death have done to change our lives. On Elijah's birth announcement we had printed "each new life no matter how fragile or brief forever changes the world" when we had that printed we knew only a fraction of how true a statement that really was. from his life and death we are forever changed. who we are, how we relate to the world around us, how we relate to our father in heaven, our capacity to empathize with others who have experienced losses of there own, all of these things and so much much more were and are directly impacted by his short but beautiful life. i thank my God that i was able to experience the life of our little one, Elijah Thomas.
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You said it all beautifully.I am proud to be your mom. Elijah's impact on all our lives was tremendous. I am so glad that we were all able to go to the cemetary it is somehow comforting. I am also glad that we were all together as a family. Love, Mom
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