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Friday, February 13, 2009

HANNAH'S LETTER TO WYATT ...

First I want to share what was in my inbox on January 31st, the day we lost Wyatt. This was the thought and prayer for the day.

Be a Bounce-Back Person

"So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold…" (I Peter 1:6-7)

"We all face disappointments and setbacks. Life is full of things that try to push us down. Maybe you got bad news concerning your health. A relationship didn't work out. Maybe you lost your job. It was a setback. When we face setbacks, it's easy to get discouraged or lose our enthusiasm. Too often we are tempted to just settle where we are. But if we're going to see God's best, we have to have a bounce-back mentality. That means when you get knocked down, you don't stay down. You get back up again. It means when disappointments come, you shake them off knowing that what the enemy meant for your harm God is going to turn around and use for your good.

When you're a bounce-back person, you know that adversity is not permanent. Weeping may endure for a night, but you know joy is coming in the morning. There is wonderful joy ahead on the other side of this trial. Keep standing, keep believing, and choose to be a bounce-back person because you are coming out better off than you were before! You are rising higher, and you will fulfill the destiny God has in store for you!"

I still have alot of feelings and emotions about all of this that might come pouring out one day, but this was about all I could handle to share today.

... HANNAH'S LETTER TO WYATT ...

" Wyatt, it is me - Hannah.

I know that you don't know me as well as I would have loved you, but I am sooo sorry you died.

 I have been crying ever sense my mom told me you died. I can't stop crying. I would have loved to see, hold, kiss and hug you but now that you are dead and in heaven God will allways take good care of you.

If you were alive I would of had three brothers and two sisters - and when you got older you would have loved to play with Cameron and exspesilly loved our mommy and daddy.

Our family will always include you baby Wyatt, you are an angel now and I love you very much. I hope that God takes as good of care of you as we would have.

Your Sister, Hannah

PS. God will always protect you from harm and sickness. I wish I had another brother - espesilly one named Wyatt. Heaven is your home now, we will always love you and so will God.

 

 

TAMMIE

17 comments:

  1. How sweet is that. What a great kid.

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  2. omg ::::::::: cries :::::::::::::

    I see Wyatt

    can't stop crying

    God Bless You

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  3. May you all continue to be surrounded by the love and support the Lord brings. Hold on to your family. They are precious indeed!

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  4. awww....

    I especially love the line "I hope God takes as good of care of you as we would have" I think that is when I really started crying.

    That devotional for the day. Wow. That was straight from God to you, wasn't it? Amazing.

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  5. Oh that devotional was amazing wasn't it??? Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww that letter made me cry!!! What a sweet girl!!! Love that picture of her too! Thanks so much for sharing it Tammie! Big hugs your way!!

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  6. That was very sweet. You did a good job raising a very loving girl! You are blessed.

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  7. beautiful post Tammi, hugs to all of you!!

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  8. She did a wonderful job with that letter. What beautiful children you have.

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  9. Wow, that devotion was a little too perky for me, ( can I admit that?) in regards to losing your son. ( I guess I was thinking that when you lose a job - you look for another one, when you get bad health news - you treat the symptoms, when you lose someone in a relationship....... well that's a little tougher because you are in mourning, but losing a baby? How does that fit?) But I understand the gist of it. That this too shall pass and it won't hurt as much after time has passed. That you do have to go on, because you have the rest of your family to care for.
    What a sweet letter from your daughter. Just love her a little tighter.......... Hugs to you all in your loss.

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  10. I wouldn't necessarily think this devotional was somehow connected to the loss of your baby. It happens to be the devotional for that day, but it is written in very general language in order to appeal to a larger audience. We all have ups and downs, and yes, in those cases, it is healthier for us to not dwell on those bad situations but rise above them. However, there is a time for mourning, and you must allow yourself to go through the grieving process. The Bible does promise that this time of mourning shall pass, and you will be able to feel joy once again. Just give yourself time!

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  11. Awwww!..That is so sweet! You have a wonderful daughter there!

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