bittersweet

Thanksgiving this year can be summed up in one word "bittersweet". Someone who we all loved deeply was missing and it was felt by all, as I know it is felt everyday we live and breathe. This part - BITTER. We also missed the rest of our family, on top of all they are going through Robin and the kids have been fighting that awful norovirus for a week and weren't able to make it.

You ask o.k. so we see the bitter part, what was sweet? Jordyn. She has been fighting this AWFUL disease, ALL since she was 18 months old and she is now 6. Having her living and breathing and sharing Thanksgiving with us - SWEET. She has missed many Thanksgiving due to having to be in quarantine and when she relapsed the day after Thanksgiving in 2005 we weren't sure if she would celebrate with us again, but she is a fighter and God is good!

After all our family has been through I try to look at each moment we have as a gift. Above the door in Joe and Robin's room is this quote ... we do not remember the days, we remember the moments. I read this a couple days after Joe left this earth and I will never forget it.

Last year ...

We love you so much Joe and can't wait to see you again someday!