Loren and I had a "first" this morning. For the first time, we had to tell Hayes and Evan of a death of a child. We had to tell them Morgan left this earth. We had to tell them that God was done seeing Morgan hurt. God was done seeing her suffer. God had enough. God did not see fit to give Morgan and earthly healing. He gave her so much more. He gave her a Heavenly healing. Morgan deserved so much better then this old world had to offer.
These babies cannot understand why Morgan had to leave and frankly most of us adults don't understand either. We will never fully understand until we are able to look upon Jesus' face just as Morgan was able to do today. The prayers that were once said for Morgan are now being said for her family.
The first time I met Morgan was at Lake Degray. Her family was camping at the same time our family was. She really liked Evan. I remember watching her and Evan play chicken fight in the water. She bossed Evan every step of the way..... and like a gentleman.... Evan listened. One of Evan's responses this morning when we had to tell him she was gone was "now she is cancer-free". Yes Evan, she is cancer free.
I have lived in Glen Rose all of my life. There have been many events that have taken place over the years in my hometown. Nothing has EVER impacted this community like the life that little Morgan Anderson led. Her life was short, eight years is not long enough. But Morgan accomplished more in 8 short years then I will accomplish in my lifetime. Not one single person from GR will be able to look at a ladybug and not think of "our" ladybug. Morgan did her job and now it is time for her to rest. We are all better from having known her.
My heart hurts so much for the Anderson family.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
"Constants......"
I know that we all have "constants" in our life. Things that are ALWAYS there. Some of these "constants" are good, some of these "constants" we could live with or live without and some of these "constants" we wish would go away and never be seen or heard from again. I also have some "constants" in my life that get on my nerves one minute and then I stop and realize that these certain "constants" are really little reminders of how lucky of a person I am.
1. I am constantly doing laundry..... but that is ok....it reminds me of how lucky and blessed I am to have my family.
2. I am constantly buying milk...... but that is ok ..... because it reminds me that my family is not stuck on drinking sodas all the time.
3. I am constantly putting gas in my suburban..... but that is ok.... because it reminds me that I am lucky enough to be able to go back and forth to many practices and spend my weekends at their ball games.
4. I am constantly tired...... but that is ok ..... because it reminds me that I am blessed to be healthy and have the ability to get out of bed everyday and go to a job that I dearly love.
5. I am constantly picking up Loren's socks and taking them to the laundry room..... but that is ok..... because it reminds me that he is here with me and I know there is no place he would rather be.
6. I am constantly creeping on my niece's, nephew's and nephew-in-law's facebook pages because they are not around anymore as much as I want them to be.... but that is ok..... it reminds me of all of the memories I have of them that I will never let go of.
7. I am constantly hugging and kissing my babies.... but that is ok.... it reminds me of how quickly they will be gone and I cannot hardly stand the thought of that.
8. I am constantly missing my Daddy..... but that is ok..... or at least for the moment it is..... because it reminds me that I was so deeply blessed to be the daughter of Muriel Cooper and I am anxiously awaiting the day to get to talk to him again.
9. I am constanly in awe of my Momma..... she is the strongest, kindest person that I know.
10. I am constantly reminded that life is too short to spend criticizing others. You should be happy with who they are.... not who you want them to be because you just might end up without them.
1. I am constantly doing laundry..... but that is ok....it reminds me of how lucky and blessed I am to have my family.
2. I am constantly buying milk...... but that is ok ..... because it reminds me that my family is not stuck on drinking sodas all the time.
3. I am constantly putting gas in my suburban..... but that is ok.... because it reminds me that I am lucky enough to be able to go back and forth to many practices and spend my weekends at their ball games.
4. I am constantly tired...... but that is ok ..... because it reminds me that I am blessed to be healthy and have the ability to get out of bed everyday and go to a job that I dearly love.
5. I am constantly picking up Loren's socks and taking them to the laundry room..... but that is ok..... because it reminds me that he is here with me and I know there is no place he would rather be.
6. I am constantly creeping on my niece's, nephew's and nephew-in-law's facebook pages because they are not around anymore as much as I want them to be.... but that is ok..... it reminds me of all of the memories I have of them that I will never let go of.
7. I am constantly hugging and kissing my babies.... but that is ok.... it reminds me of how quickly they will be gone and I cannot hardly stand the thought of that.
8. I am constantly missing my Daddy..... but that is ok..... or at least for the moment it is..... because it reminds me that I was so deeply blessed to be the daughter of Muriel Cooper and I am anxiously awaiting the day to get to talk to him again.
9. I am constanly in awe of my Momma..... she is the strongest, kindest person that I know.
10. I am constantly reminded that life is too short to spend criticizing others. You should be happy with who they are.... not who you want them to be because you just might end up without them.
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