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Birthday 2007

Emily Ruth Adamson
7/11/2000 - 5/12/2008

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

Matthew 19:14

Journal

Friday, July 11, 2008 6:42 AM CDT

Hello Friends and Family,

July 11th has always been a big day of celebration our home because on this day in the year 2000, we were blessed with two little angels from heaven. Any child’s birthday is a big thing to a parent, but when you are fortunate enough to have two on the same day; it’s just wall to wall joy. However, as anyone might expect, this will not be the case this year. There are a whole different range of emotions today and it is not unbridled bliss anymore. Instead, we spend this year having to temper our celebration for MaryGrace’s happiness on her birthday, with the indescribable sadness of the loss of our other precious angel. We knew this day was coming and weren’t quite certain how we were going to feel, and to be honest, the day is upon us now and I still can’t say that I know how we feel. The day has so much meaning in our family, and yet there is so much hurt, loss, and grief it’s hard to just put on the “happy face” and celebrate.

We will be visiting the cemetery today with extra special flowers and balloons, but that’s all we can do where Emily is concerned. This birthday, all we are left with are memories, and little symbols we leave behind at her resting place. It is sad to think that someone with so much spirit who affected so many people and touched so many hearts, is left to be remembered for the rest of time with a chunk of granite and a bronze plaque…it hardly seems fitting or appropriate for such an abundant and joyful soul.

This is just one of what I am certain will be many holidays that will be met with mixed emotions. I think the hard part is feeling the absolute compulsion to properly honor Emily’s memory, and yet not walk around moping and depressed and allowing that to spill over onto MaryGrace, who also is dealing with her own feelings of loss, whether she verbalizes it or not.

The entire weekend is going to be filled with activities, food and family so fortunately (or unfortunately) we won’t have time to sit and dwell on the sadness and MaryGrace will be on top of the world.

We have enrolled MaryGrace in piano classes which begin today and we feel this will lay a good foundation for her future education. The girls have always loved making music. Even if at the time it just sounded like noise, it meant something to them. So we feel it’s good to formalize the process and let her start learning on another level. Thank goodness for technology too. Instead of having to invest in a big piano and wonder where to put it, we just had to buy an electric keyboard and to top it off, she uses headphones to practice, so no noise for us.

So today, we will attempt to make the most of the day, and this weekend and we thank all of you who have continued to pray for us and our peace. It has not gotten any easier, but we are trying to replace all the sad memories with all the happy ones.

Happy Birthday Emily and MaryGrace!!!

Until later,

Good Day and God Bless,

David, Diane, Emily and MaryGrace

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