This weekend we lost one of my girls' kitten, Garfield, and our house has been filled with much sadness. I feel badly as a mom that my girls have experienced so much loss this year - more so that I would have ever dreamed and perhaps this is why there are so many tears being shed right now. Hayley has suddenly discovered the power of prayer and has been praying everywhere. I smiled at church when the entire congregation was sitting down in the pews except for one little 5 year old - sitting there praying her heart out. When she sat down, her eyes were all red from crying - she told me that God was taking care of her cat now. The power of a child's word and their belief in God is one that is so hard to convey or fathom. So you just sit and watch in wonder and realize the magnitude of what you are seeing before you. To respect my girls' privacy - I had no intentions of doing a layout on this but my little one begged me to....so this is for her and the words here are ones I have had to deal with since the loss. Funny how she has grasped the importance of why we scrapbook.
Journaling reads:
Dear God, will you please take care of my cat, Garfield? I have been praying hard that he is ok. Do you hear me? Do you see me crying? I know he is better off with you but I still miss him dearly. I wish he was here again with me -just so that I could say "good-bye." I feel badly that I forgot to do it. Will you give him a hug from me and my sister, please? Love, Hayley
Credits:- "I Miss You" kit created by Stacey Jewell Stahl
1 comment:
How sad about their cat! It melted my heart reading about Hayley praying in church. How awesome!
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