As Misty and I talked about what we wanted to do for Amelia we had decided on a small family only service there at the Cemetery where her mother is buried. The cemetery was absolute perfect and there is even a walnut tree covering the little area where Amelia's spot is. We have had many friends help us along the way but one that has done more than we will ever be able to repay him is Heath Bowen. He is the manager of a funeral home here in Birmingham and actually grew up with Misty. God placed his name on our minds on Tuesday for a reason. It was so much easier to walk in there Thursday knowing that he was a friend and that he knew what we had been through. Heath took care of us in ALL of the arrangements and that is exactly what Misty and I needed. He even gave Ben a little bear this morning and told us that he had placed an identical one in Amelia's casket. Ben had a teddy bear with us for the ride up there today and now he is calling his bear big brother bear and the new smaller one little brother bear.
So we asked Ronnie McCarty who is a dear friend to Misty and does a lot of preaching in his spare time to say a few words that God needed us to hear one more time. Ronnie did a fabulous job reminding us that all good and perfect things come from God. Ronnie is truly a man of God and said exactly what God had laid on his heart and nothing more. I appreciated that since it was 95 degrees out there and I was getting hot quickly! We then following the suggestion of the Amelia Center and allowed Ben to release some pink balloons to Heaven for Amelia. He thought that was the best thing he had ever done. He watched them until you could not see them anymore. In fact some of the adults were upset that they didn't get to release some too. This will be a yearly event for our family as go back and release some balloons on Amelia's birthday. After this we all had a good Southern meal at the church where Misty's sister attends. This was a good time to fellowship with family and explain further details of our journey in the last 2 weeks. Now we are back home and Ben is making all of his stuffed animals watch the Weather Channel! Thank God we have him to make us snap back into reality!!!
Even though Amelia was only with is for 3 hours 42 minutes on this earth she has a left a legacy much longer and bigger than that. Misty and I have already started planning some things in the next few weeks to help remember her. We will post some of the details soon.
As I close each of these posts I thank everyone for their prayers and support! That is what we need more than anything. So thanks once again for your continued prayers!!!
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