July 4, 2011
So, I just wanted to share that today is a really special day for us…approximately one year ago tonight (we celebrated 4thof July last year on the 3rd) is the last night that we all remember of our life before we came to Little Rock. We were sitting on our back deck watching fireworks…Philip just told me that he remembers thinking that he could handle anything that might happen because in a year it would probably have resolved itself one way or the otherJ If we could have only knownJ A year ago we were getting ready to leave for Little Rock for one of our last appointments before my C-section was scheduled. We did not know if Glory would live or die. We didn’t know what we would do if she didn’t live. We didn’t know what would happen if she did. It was the last night I remember from my previous life…the last day I remember seeing Sue-Sue (my grandmother who passed away shortly after Glory was born)…the last night before my life changed forever.
Sorry that this is a short update…most of you know that we have been able to bring Glory home (in Little Rock). I just wanted to share a couple of pictures from the last 4th of July and one from a few hours ago when Eliana decorated a flag cake and Glory Girl sat in her high chair and watched…it has been a surprisingly emotional day for us. I could have never dreamed that my life would take me here… Saying thank you for your prayers doesn’t seem like enough… Glory Girl is so many things to so many people… but tonight I’m just glad my girl is alive, home, and getting to be a daughter, sister, and an inspiration to me…
I love you all…
Kerry