You Have Done What I Asked of You

Exactly one year ago today I wrote the following post. As I sat down to write today I just wanted to say the same things again. Everything about life has changed, but my heart is filled with the same waves of gratitude, sadness, shock, and deep love. My life August 14, 2012 :

Our beloved, faithful family and friends,

Our daddy is fully and completely with Jesus in heaven now. He went peacefully early this morning. We had a beautiful family time last night holding and kissing our dad's hands. Robby stayed with my dad the entire time. It was an blessing for me to have him there and I know it was an honor for Robby. He has been our strongest, sweetest, most gentle support. 

We want to thank you for doing this with us. You have been more than we could have ever imagined. Your hugs, tears and kind words have been a tangible source of God's love for us. Thank you for allowing yourselves to be used by Him. You were so incredibly used. 

In these moments we find ourselves deeply grateful. For you, for our God, for wonderful years with our daddy and for these precious, painful last two weeks. My heart aches with the beautiful intimacy of sitting and holding my dads hands and kissing his face. I was honored and blessed to have those moments of showering him with love and gratitude. We had a dad who showed us how to love life and left no question in our minds of how to continue living- embracing each moment and opportunity, celebrating every second. Our hearts cry because in our eyes it was too soon, but we have found a joyous comfort in knowing that God looked at our faithful dad and said, 'Well done, Ferilen, you have done what I asked of you.'

...and all will see how great is our God....


As more details come together about a celebration of life for my daddy I will keep you updated. We would love to thank you for your relentless prayers in person.

Thank you for doing this last year with us.