Today is the anniversary of my sweet friends little boy going to be with the Lord. My heart is sad for my friends, Shawna and Eddie today as they mourn this loss a year later. Joshua was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 when Shawna was 20ish weeks pregnant. They discovered it during their big ultrasound. Joshua was born on November 2, 2011.
Today, I'm reminded of something Shawna's brother-in-law said at Joshua's service. He painted a pictures of young children playing on the streets of Heaven, playing on the most beautiful playground. I imagine Joshua playing with our two sweet babies we never got to meet and having the most wonderful time. That picture has stuck with me since then. I can't imagine how wonderful it would be to be surrounded by God's glory, walking and playing in the presence of Jesus. Joshua is missed so dearly here on this earth but he gets to spend his whole life in the Glory of God!
Today, if you would take some time to pray for Shawna and Eddie, that would be wonderful! The next few days are sure to be some of the hardest of this journey and my prayer is that they can feel the Love and Peace surrounding them. God has done so much in their lives over this last year of mourning and they still say that God is Good. It's hard to understand why but He has a plan so much larger then our own!
Beautiful said Samantha!
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