Born four months prematurely, our precious son, Charlie, had overcome many obstacles even before he was diagnosed at age 3 with hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. Charlie died on October 7th, 2002, after suffering severe blood loss during surgery. We continue to celebrate his life and await our reunion with him, in God's time.

Journal

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 11:54PM CDT

As I pulled on my rainbow socks this morning, I realized that I hadn't worn them in a long time. I have been settling for dull socks -- I'll have to try to do better from now on! Fortunately, Jack enthusiastically carries on Charlie's tradition of fun socks, though it gets harder to find interesting boy socks that fit Jack's growing six-year-old feet.

After a dreary day of much-needed rain, we were treated to an exquisite rainbow this evening (thanks for the heads-up, Auntie Header!) Paul snapped some pictures and we had hoped to put them up on Charlie's page, but the photos didn't do it justice, so you'll have to just imagine it. It was a fitting end to this day of remembrance.

I have been thinking a lot about Charlie's 10th birthday, coming up on Friday, and how this past decade has shaped our family. I'll post a family update and some photos then, for anyone who would like to take a peek. Thanks for remembering Charlie and stopping by for our annual update!

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