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one whole year without our Tone Tone

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 Last year on this evening of April 6th I got back later than usual from weekly trip doing laundry and chores at home. Fredy spent a really nice day with Tony and had already done a lot of his bedtime routine when I came walking through the door. I was so happy to see our favorite night nurse, Hope, sitting outside of his room. We always felt better when she was there. I helped Fredy finish up, fed Tony, and attempted to read him his bedtime story. He was kind of fussy if I recall right, so we didn't get through it before I tried putting him to sleep. I remember I got him to sleep on me in the chair, but when I laid him down in his crib, he peeped his little eyes open at us (which was not abnormal and was adorable but frustrating as any parent knows). It was late, we were exhausted as we always were, but we stood there with him until we could get him back to sleep again. As soon as he was asleep we told him we loved him and tip toed out into the hall. We paused to talk with Hope fo...

How has it already been 6 months? It also feels like forever.

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"It's one thing to know that God is able and another to know if He is willing...Contentment with the latter is the test for many...We know that He can heal, but if He doesn't, will you still worship? We know He can bless in a diversity of ways, but when He picks the blessing that hurts instead, will you still love Him?" I've been wanting to write an update for a while now, but it felt daunting. Today (10/7) marks 6 months without being able to hold Tony in anything but our hearts and memories, so it seemed like a good day to let everyone who went on our journey with us know how and what we've been doing. I always say I don't love to share everything with everyone unless I'm able to follow up because it's not fair to only tell part of the story. In short, this summer consisted of lots of God, family, friends, therapy, and trying to honor Tony. Oh, and a lot of house projects. God: What a better way to make you question everything you thought you kn...