What a whirlwind of a day. We have been busy making plans to celebrate our precious Kayleigh’s life. While we miss her terribly we still have hope in eternity and that makes this burden a bit lighter. We have planned the next two days to be special events to honor our girl and the impact she has had on so many.
As I visited the church and the florist all I could think was I wanted to be doing this with her, in fifteen years, planning a wedding. And while it would be so easy to let that fill me with sadness. But each time the grief draws near a remember the following two verses…
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
James 4:8a
8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you.
These are the verses that are getting me through right now. With every wave of grief I remind myself that His ways are higher than my ways and I continue to ask Him to draw near to me. It does not mean my grief is gone, it just helps me keep things in perspective.
Tomorrow night we will have visitation. Friday afternoon at 1:00 pm will be her celebration service. I know many of you would like to attend but cannot. Our church will be live streaming the service live on Friday.
You will need the livestream app if you do not have it. Click the link below to get you started and take you to the right place.
https://livestream.com/cbcdecaturlive/prayersforkayleigh
Please continue to cover is with your prayers. The reality is beginning to truly set in for Grace and Cole. It is so hard to see their hearts breaking and not be able to take the pain away. Yet, I know we will get through this together, as a family, as long as we keep our focus on Christ.
Until tomorrow,
‘Carrow💜