So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son.
John 1:14
Monday, August 8, 2011
Our Home with Paige
I mentioned a week or two ago that I would share how we planned to keep Paige within our home and family forever. The most obvious, Paige will live in our hearts forever! There's no question about that, but we also wanted to incorporate her memory into our daily lives. If you've ever been inside our house in the past 7 months you would know that pictures of Paige pretty much wallpaper our family room. We have pictures everywhere. Who wouldn't love seeing that precious face? I know we love it! We've now cleaned out Paige's room... it's pretty bare in there right now. It still has pink walls, but those will soon change. Although our family room remains full of pictures of Paige I know in my heart that it won't be like this forever. We have Landon on the way and hopefully we will be blessed with even more children after him. The space Paige fills now will one day be shared with her siblings. Pat and I both wanted to make sure that Paige would always be "among" our family. We decided to buy a trunk that would hold all of Paige's belongings inside. Pictures of her, items from the hospital, clothes she wore, her hand and foot prints, stuffed animals that were in her hospital bed and so much more. The trunk now sits in our family room and it will remain there forever. Even if we move houses one day, the trunk will be placed in the family room... in the room our family will gather... our whole family, including Paige. It's important for us that we have all of these things that belonged to Paige so that one day her siblings can learn all about their big sister. These items will always be available to them so that they can feel close to her. So that if they want to hold her stuffed animals to feel close to her they can. That's important to us. Paige will always be part of our family and home!
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What a great idea! It is such a neat way to keep Paige's memory alive!
ReplyDeleteMarissa,
ReplyDeleteI rarely post, but I am always amazed at your grace and wisdom. It must only come from the Holy Spirit. Thank you for being an example to me on how to live a faith filled and grace filled life. Love, Marla
Marissa,
ReplyDeleteI think that's a beautiful way to honor her! You know that when my kids made the scrapbook for you, I found out that a couple had lost siblings. One of my fourth graders told me he had an older brother that died at the age of 5 mos. He didn't really know much about it, but you could tell he wished he knew more. I think this is an amazing idea so that they will be able to tell the story of their little sister and help them feel her presence.
Love you, Angela
What a heartfelt idea. You are all so special.
ReplyDeleteHUGS,
Marcia A