As you guys know from my last post, things have been hard and different around here lately. We have been missing Berta a lot and the holidays aren't the same without her. It is a blessing that the holidays are coming up because we get to be with family, however it brings to reality even more that she isn't here. I think this is the first holiday for me where there is a deep sadness surrounding it. I've always heard people talk about the holidays being hard but now I truly get it. We are entering many firsts. First Thanksgiving without her, first Christmas without her, even first trip back to Ohio without seeing her. There are so many feelings and emotions and it can be hard and overwhelming to even process it all. And it is so sad to me that she will never meet our little boy that we will soon bring home from China. We know God is good. We know that Berta is experiencing pure joy in heaven right now, but we still miss her here. She will never be forgotten and her spirit is forever present in all we do. I can't thank you enough for all of your prayers, texts, and phone calls we have gotten this past month. It means the world to us and we are so thankful for all of you helping us get through this difficult time.
We were in Ohio for Halloween this year and Jake definitely picked a good costume as an Indians player. He got a lot of "Go Tribe!" as he (and Cole for about 15 minutes) went trick or treating. It was a lot of fun for him to get dressed up and this year he definitely got the concept of saying trick or treat and getting candy and actually got quite a lot! We still have a lot more to eat! Looking back it would have been fun to dress Cole up in a Cubs outfit because of the World Series but it all worked out :) It definitely was a fun time for Jake to be so into the Indians with the world series and he had a blast dressing up!
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