So Blessed

There are very few things in life that really make your heart feel full, that are marked in your memory as one of your most proud moments.  Maddie Grace a few months ago came to Kyle and I and told us she wanted to ask Jesus into her heart as  parent there is no greater prayer.  So after going through our new Christians class she was baptized this Sunday, I was so proud of her, she was so brave.  One night last week while we were doing her devotion I asked her what she most excited about after becoming a Christian and without skipping a beat she smiled and said getting to see Zach, she then paused and said and Jackson (our dog we had to put to sleep this summer).  My family came up which as a big treat and she loved spending time with her cousins and our newest addition sweet Evelyn. Her first few weeks of 3rd grade, yes 3rd grade, have been great she loves school and loves her teacher, I guess there is not much more to ask for. 
Samuel is doing great, although it if you ask Maddie Grace he is a holy terror and mean. Oh the joys of siblings.  He has really started talking more and tries to repeat most everything which can be very entertaining, he even likes to "sing".
Last week I went to a meeting at St.Mary's Hospital I was asked to attend.  It was for a group they are starting to help families with babies who are terminal, premature, have birth defects etc.. I am so very excited about this it is giving Kyle and I the opportunity to help other families who may be faced with the same decisions we were.  Helping them through a journey we have already made, helping us heal a little more in the process.  If anything good comes from losing Zach this is without a doubt something he would be proud of.  We still have so much healing to do and know that we will never heal completely that we are forever changed but things like this make each day better.  I read a book a month or so ago, Heaven is for real if you have not read this I really encourage you to do so although I know I will see Zach again one day this book made my heart smile, if it can do that. 
We are getting ready for a busy fall and school year like so many other families taking it one day at a time, prayers for everyone for a wonderful start , please say a prayer for everyone in the Northeast, our friends the Bryan's (In Virgina) and my friend Greer's grandmother(in New Jersey) both were hit hard by Irene, praying they are on the mend or at least their homes soon. They are all safe but we know they are without power and have damage.  And prayers for everyone else.