Tonight at church, I made a new friend. I'm in the children's play at church and there was a little girl there named Hayley. She is a complete doll! After I tied her shoe for her...she was my new friend :) She noticed my necklace and told me in her cute little squeeky voice that it was pretty. I explained what it was and she just smiled at me. It warmed my heart. She sat with Andrew and I after church started and she was drawing on a piece of paper most of the time. She was copying things she saw, and drawing little stick figures. She also had "little punkinsss" all over the paper!
Then she drew a big stick figure and a small one and said it was me and her. On my stick figure she drew my necklace and out to the side she wrote PAISLY. It was adorable...mainly because the S was backwards. It was a bittersweet moment for me. I thought at that moment that I will never get to see how Paisly writes her name; if she writes her S's backwards or her Y's with an extra stem. At the same moment my wonderful God gave me peace. He let me know that Paisly's name may not be written by her on a piece of paper here on earth, but it was definitly written by our Saviour in the Lamb's book of life. Forever. Her name will always be there, as well as mine.
Thank you Lord for blessing me.
Keeping it short and sweet tonight.
Have a good week
Ryan
This touched my heart so much tonight. The tears are rolling down my face as I read and type. I miss her so but until we meet again we can rest in knowing that she is safe and sound in the arms of our precious Saviour. You are so right.....the most important thing is that her name is written in the Lamb's book of life. Also, remember she may not have physically wrote with her hands on anything but she has touched our hearts in so many ways. It is truly amazing how God speaks to us through others. I love you both! Lori aka Mama
ReplyDeleteI know! I had to fight the tears as she was writing it. A lady sang "Thank You for Giving to the Lord", and I just bawled my eyes out, thinking about how many lives she's touched without even being here. I miss her like crazy
ReplyDeleteAlways from your heart. Paisly has a good Mama...
ReplyDeletelove and hugs, Grandma
"At the same moment my wonderful God gave me peace. He let me know that Paisly's name may not be written by her on a piece of paper here on earth, but it was definitly written by our Saviour in the Lamb's book of life. Forever. Her name will always be there, as well as mine." -- This brought me to tears. Ryan, you encourage me so much and I want to let you know that I'm praying for you. You inspire me!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
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