Each year during Isla's anniversary, our family honors our sweet girl by bringing some good into this world, and hopefully some joy too. We've attached the card we sent out at her one year anniversary for more info. Doing things for others that are a reflection of who she is helps us feel connected to her and eases the hurt, a little bit. 

Today, we kicked things off by building "Kits for a Cause" for Ronald McDonald House with our families. There are several houses in the metro area that these kits will go to. Our family was blessed tremendously by this organization, specifically the house at Children's Minneapolis, while Isla was in the hospital. 

Our hope each year is that you and your loved ones would join us in this endeavor. In years past, people have donated clothing and toys to a women's shelter, brought treats and flowers to neighbors, gifted bouquets with flowers that start with an I, S, L, and A to a crisis pregnancy center, donated horse coloring books to Ronald McDonald House, financially donated to an organization important to them (we've learned about some really amazing organizations), gifted books, made window paintings for neighbors to enjoy, shared Isla's favorite treats with others, started an adopt-a-highway...

If you are able to join us, whether it be during her anniversary week, or another time, please share with us what you chose to do. It means so much to our family!

Love, 
Robert, Melissa, Liam, Ellie, Elijah and Isla


2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.