MaryGrace cutting the ribbon at the opening of "Emily's Garden" at Embassy Creek Elementary School. More photos on the photo page now, take a look !
Emily Ruth Adamson 7/11/2000 - 5/12/2008
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
Matthew 19:14
Journal
Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:53 AM CST
Hello Friends and Family,
How saddening that our lives are measured in increments of time.
We now have marked the sixth month since losing our little Angel Emily to her triumphant victory in Heaven. While she has triumphed over all things hurtful of this earth, she has left a family that is so heartbroken. We are having such difficulty losing her to all that Heaven has to offer and working to understand that she is in a better, most glorious place. Selfishly we wish for her back, daily. But as I have said before, that is not to be.
Sunday, November 2nd was All Saints Day in our church and our Pastor had called and asked if he could include Emily in his sermon. This was a day to recognize and commemorate all those that had passed this year and gone on to their own triumphant victory and he felt compelled to remember Emily in the message that day. His biggest memory that he conveyed that Sunday was when he actually sought advice from her while she was in the hospital. She was in-patient getting who knows what, but smiling just the same when he came in and asked her a question. Pastor said that his wife was getting ready to start chemo too, and he wanted to know if Emily had any words of wisdom that he could pass on to her to make her feel better. Almost without thought (and probably with one eye on SpongeBob on the TV) Emily told him, “tell her don’t be scared, don’t be afraid”. With that, the pastor’s wife began and completed her chemotherapy, and the two of them never forgot those words. It meant a lot to think that a little child could have such an impact on someone’s life.
Our little Emily continues to touch our lives, even in memory. Not a moment goes by that we don’t relive something she said, think about something on the radio or TV that she would comment on, or even if it’s just looking at her empty bed in the bedroom and wondering “how did she ever sleep with all those stuffed animals in her bed?” The memories will never fade for us and I don’t really know if that is good or bad. After all, if memories are all we have now, albeit painful, what do we have if we lose them? So we’ll take the pain, mix in a few laughs thinking of her personality and just how cute she was, and trudge forward with life knowing we will never know another soul as happy, innocent, and pure as our little Emily. We love you baby, watch over us. The holidays are not going to be easy without you.
Please continue to pray for all the little ones who continue to fight and suffer in the name of this horrible disease, and keep their families strong.
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