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Today was really hard for me, but I thank God that I was able to be strong for my two dear friends and join them along with family & friends as they celebrated the life and legacy of their 9 month old son. Unless you’ve personally experienced the lost of a child, words cannot truly express the emotions you feel.
While sitting in service today, my mind went back to June 8, 2004…the day we said our final goodbyes to Kaitlyn, who died in a car accident just before her 7th birthday. As her childhood friend, Taylor, paid respect to her late cousin…I found myself imagining what Kaitlyn would look like today had she not left us at such an early age. Would she be tall & skinny or would she have plump up? Would she still be just as excited about gymnastics or would she be as some of the youth are now crazy about Hannah Montana or iCarly. As my friend, La’Renzo, eulogized his son’s service, 
he talked about our desire to have the answers to why did this have to happen…and again lost in my own thoughts I recalled the nights crying , the indescribable pain in my chest that I could only attribute to a broken-heart and wondering why did she have to die so young.
I spent a year consumed in that pain, wanting to have answers to my unanswered questions…But I thank God that through what I thought was the most difficult time in my life that He was always there…waiting for me to get over “myself” and my own pity party so that I could see that the answers were there all the time…Why? Because to everything to there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die. (Eccl 3:1,2a) and even when we don't understand - All things, regardless, work together for good to those who love the Lord and are the called according to His purpose. (Rom 8:28).
Amazingly looking over the lives of these two small innocent individuals, they both had something in common... They made in differences in other's lives. Despite the short time that each of them spent with us on earth, they each made great use of the dash between their birth and their death. Even though they have gone on to rest in Glory the legacy that they have left behind will be with those who lives were richly blessed by their life.
If I could peek into heaven...I would imagine seeing Kaitlyn dancing around in her favorite boots in between cartwheels and jumping rope...as Priest smiles with the angels...you both are greatly missed and we all look forward to seeing you again when it's our appointed time...
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