Ava’s gravestone! Today we are celebrating Ava Day – our sweet little Birdy’s birthday; she would have been 2 years old today! It’s funny when I think about just how different life would be right now if Ava had been born healthy – or if she had managed to get a heart and was doing well. How different and marvelous it would be to have a little 2-year-old running around right now!
But that is not our story and we can be thankful that she is where she is. We are glad we have this day to remember her, for her sweet smiles in spite of the pain and for how much we loved her and treasured every moment we had with her.
And here is her stone which we are so pleased with, it turned out exactly as I hoped…
And here are the kids with it…
You can’t really see it in the picture, but the kids hand prints are in the foundation of Ava’s stone. It was Jason’s idea and I love it. I love it because the kid’s hand prints are on Ava’s coffin that Jason made and we want them to feel a part of this whole thing as much as possible. You can see them clearly here before the stone was installed…
And here they are showing off their hand-prints…
Another thing that is a little tough to see if the photos is the verse on the bottom of Ava’s stone. It’s her verse, Psalm 73:26…
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
All I can say to than is AMEN.
We can’t wait to see you again Ava!
