He discussed a lot of the details regarding arrangements and paperwork. Then, we took a ride to the hospital to transfer care from the hospital to the funeral home.
This was not my favorite part of the journey, to say the least.
Then, today...Thursday, December 22nd, 2011...we met our Funeral Director at the Funeral Home. And we had the privilege of identifying Caroline's earthly remains. We did not want to taint our good memories of her that we had from her birthday. So, we weren't sure if we wanted to see her this way today. I knew I could handle it better than Emily if Caroline did not look the same. And we were unsure how Emily would react. So, I walked to the casket first to check out things. And once I saw that she still looked like our little Caroline, I assured Emily that it was safe for her to look, too. She came to meet me at Caroline's casket and we both rejoiced that she is in Heaven and our hearts cried that we cannot hold her anymore. We were pleasantly surprised, even impressed, at how well Caroline was preserved and cared for in the last week. And we also received her death certificate. However, this too, was not my favorite part of the journey.
We have even more difficult days ahead.
But God has continued to shower us with His grace while we deal with losing Caroline Grace. Our friends, church, and families have been so supportive. So far this week, our church has fed us every night! We have had roasted chicken, Chili's take-out, Chicken Caesar salad, Beef Barley soup, and baked ham. Yummm!!! We are running out of room in our fridge for left overs! And I'm running out of places to put flower pots! These are good problems to have!
Tomorrow, I have to file for Caroline's life insurance policy. And Emily and I will be making more decisions for which songs, scriptures, and prayers we want to use for Caroline's Memorial Service.
The Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. on December 29, 2011, at the following address:
Weems Creek Church
600 N. Bestgate Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
All are welcome to attend! Please join us as we celebrate our Caroline's eternity!!
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| Probably the Largest Group EVER allowed in a delivery room!! |
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| (Taken by "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Photographer David Hartcorn) |
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| (Taken by "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Photographer David Hartcorn) |
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| (Taken by "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Photographer David Hartcorn) |
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| (Taken by "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Photographer David Hartcorn) |
Your story was brough to me via my cousin Kathy Haupt that goes to the same Church as you. Your unwavering faith through such a hard time is of great strength to me. Continued prayers and blessings to your sweet baby and family!
ReplyDeleteKelly Alarcon