Sarah's Golden Birthday

Another year has passed and Sarah would've turned 7 this year. I love taking my mind to imagine what life would be like, having her around now. Teaming up with Eve, giving their big brother a hard time. But then... it leaves me in a reality that hurts. I force myself to remember that she's safe and that the children I do have here still, are healthy.

For her Golden Birthday this year, I put together a book that tells some of her story, making it easier for the kids to understand that she is real, that she lived and still lives. It's another gift I'm able to give. I love teasing the children's thoughts of heaven and that reality. How powerful it is to have someone close, like a sister, or a cousin who is strolling with our King already, to help us understand the realness of it all.



Sarah's Story:

"Today there’s a birthday, that we must always remember,

for there’s a little girl who was born in September.

With blonde hair, and blue eyes, and chubby cheeks,

if you walked in her sight, you could hear her little squeaks.

She was a good little girl that liked to blow raspberries,

because of her blue nose, we called her Blueberry.

Her name is Sarah, Princess is what it means,

sometimes she still likes to dance in our dreams.

To take her to heaven, God knew it was right.

Our hearts take comfort that she’s in His sight.

She has no more owies, nor bumps, nor tears.

No more hurt, no more pain, and no more fears.

God took her away on a December day

so He could have her with Him to play.

How will we get to her? Some of the kids had ideas.

Will a helicopter hat do? Maybe really big shoes?

No, just like Sarah, an angel will come

 to deliver us from this earth we are on,

And send us to heaven to see everyone

And she’ll be waiting to say, “finally, you’ve come!”

3 months and 10 days is all she lived on this earth

But we still like to come here to celebrate her birth.

So for now, she would like us to stay happy for her,

so grab a napkin and a yummy cupcake that’s near.

For today, September 7^th is when we get to remember

this sweet little girl who was born in September. "

We make little pictures and letters for Sarah to put in the balloons to send up. 

Josh read the story to everyone.

We sang "Happy Birthday"

Then let our balloons go. 

We watch them until they are gone. 

Then eat cupcakes :) 

The girls hard at work making Sarah's stone look nice. 

the end result :) 

Daddy and Naomi.