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Shan once wrote, "Couldn't you just roll her in sugar and eat her with a spoon?" and I couldn't agree more!
Lastnight I came to their blog and read something that just broke my heart! Marie has lost her battle with Leigh's disease. She went to be with the Lord on Friday morning. I am so devastated for this precious family! I can't even begin to imagine the pain and emotions that they are feeling!
The emotions of losing a child don't even begin to explain it all though. Just one day before Marie was sleeping with her earthly Daddy and went to be with her Heavenly Father, Shan gave birth to their third daughter. Shan delivered their daughter, Sarah Kate, and the next morning Marie was gone. Can you even begin to imagine the emotions that this family is going through right now?! The extreme joy of welcoming a new little one and then immediately having to say goodbye to another of God's gifts to them!
I am so heart broken for this wonderful family and yet, I know that God had and has a great purpose in Marie's life! I also know that He will sustain this family with the peace that only He can provide. It is all way too much for my human mind to grasp, but I do know that there is a reason and that God will see my sweet friend through.
Please be in prayer for Shannon, Luke, Josie and Sarah Kate! May God give them strength, peace and hope, today and always! Shan, I'm thinking of you, crying with you and praying for you often! Love, Hugs and Prayers sweet friend!
"The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:21
8 comments:
Oh Alicia, My heart is so heavy for this family this morning. I can't even imagine the range of emotions they are going through.
I am praying for them all as well as you.
There's nothing worse than going to a freinds blog and reading this. I just did it last week. I know that happens when we have friends with such sick kids, but it doesn't make it any easier. I hope to never be in that boat, but I know its a real possibility. Praying for her sweet family. I know thats were the napnanny idea came from, an idea I'm very grateful to have gotten.
I'm going to go look up Leighs disease, I've never heard of that.
That's terrible. I'm praying for her family and everyone else she's touched in her too-short life.
((Hugs))
How astoundingly heartbreaking...I cannot even imagine going through what Shan and her family is enduring right now. My prayers for this beautiful family as they deal with this simultaneous tragedy and joy. :'o(
I'm holding back my tears. I'm sorry, I will pray for this family and you as well.
Praying for their family, I cannot imagine at all what they are going through right now.
Thank you Alicia:) You are a wonderful, wonderful friend.
I'm so sorry for this family's loss. "He gives and takes away." I'm sure your friendship and support is a great blessing to them.
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