Today is a happy day! It's my dad's birthday! He's the perfect blend of hilarious, loving, stubborn, encouraging, and awesome.
Today is a gift and I'm so happy he is here to celebrate. Three years ago he was just a few weeks shy of being diagnosed with cancer. Two years ago he was preparing to die (just thinking of those days makes my heart hurt and rips the breath from my chest) and just a few weeks shy of experiencing an incredible modern day miracle of being healed. During those days when we were preparing for the worst, I was amazed at how accepting he seemed to be of everything. We talked of his faith, his life, our future without him, and we even made lots of new, fun memories in the process.
However, there was one thing I was not okay with. And to be honest, it was one thing he was not okay with either. He was never going to see me become a mother and meet my children. It destroyed me. I remember crying myself to sleep some nights, or just laying in bed not sleeping at all, and this was one thing I often thought about. So, needless to say, THIS was a happy moment for me:
As soon as Tony and I found out that I was pregnant, we knew what the middle name was going to be. Not only did Elliott Beau get to meet his Grandpop, he will forever have the honor of being his namesake.
We are planning on having many, many, many more years to celebrate this one-of-a-kind, amazing man!
Today is a gift and I'm so happy he is here to celebrate. Three years ago he was just a few weeks shy of being diagnosed with cancer. Two years ago he was preparing to die (just thinking of those days makes my heart hurt and rips the breath from my chest) and just a few weeks shy of experiencing an incredible modern day miracle of being healed. During those days when we were preparing for the worst, I was amazed at how accepting he seemed to be of everything. We talked of his faith, his life, our future without him, and we even made lots of new, fun memories in the process.
However, there was one thing I was not okay with. And to be honest, it was one thing he was not okay with either. He was never going to see me become a mother and meet my children. It destroyed me. I remember crying myself to sleep some nights, or just laying in bed not sleeping at all, and this was one thing I often thought about. So, needless to say, THIS was a happy moment for me:
As soon as Tony and I found out that I was pregnant, we knew what the middle name was going to be. Not only did Elliott Beau get to meet his Grandpop, he will forever have the honor of being his namesake.
We are planning on having many, many, many more years to celebrate this one-of-a-kind, amazing man!
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