My dear, beautiful friend Rebecca was with her little man, Gabriel, in the NICU at St. Luke's Presbyterian in Denver, Colorado, after he was brought into the world much earlier than expected. He's a champ and is doing so well now, and was soon transferred to Greeley, but before that happened, I had the privilege of joining them in the NICU and capturing some sweet moments. Thank you, dear friend, for letting me share that time with you.
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We hear often that pictures capture memories. I've said it often too. And now I am realizing what a beautiful, powerful, immensely important thing it is to have these moments frozen in time. I love that I have a ridiculous amount of pictures of my husband and I, because he is gone, and I'll never have another moment with him, until we meet again in Heaven. Norm passed away on February 3, 2014, losing the battle with alcohol, but not defeated. He is perfect and free in Heaven now. He believed in Jesus as his Savior, so I'm confident that's where he is. But he's not here with me. All I have left are memories, and my memory sucks (it tends to hold on to the bad), so I NEED these pictures. Our life together was rough and we both messed up a lot, which are important times to be learned from and forgiven, but the ones I want to remember are the beautiful, happy, and fun times. We had a lot of that too. That's what is in these pictures. Yes. I see life in these. Love. The joy and light in his eyes. The adoration. Beauty. That is what I want to remember. I am so thankful for our wonderful wedding photographers, Emily and Joe Ronevich of Music, Love, Photography, who so beautifully captured the happiest day of our lives. I'm thankful that I always lug a camera with me, so I have pictures of us just doing life and laughing and smiling and enjoying being together. We were goofy, we laughed a lot, and we enjoyed the little things. There are so many good memories to cherish. I never want to forget how he looked at me, how he cried when he saw me come down the aisle, how he sang to me during our first dance as Mr. and Mrs. I don't want to forget how goofy he was and how me made everyone laugh or how fully he loved me and made me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. We were able to do and see some amazing things during our short time together. And I love that I have photos not just of vacations or events, but of the little things too... playing games, doing puzzles, making a snowman, eating ice cream, trying on silly masks at stores. The little things are what I miss the most. I could go on and on, but I'll spare you my rambling journal entry:) I wanted to put this on my blog for several reasons: to be real, to remember my husband, and to just say TAKE PICTURES! You won't regret it. Life goes fast and moments slip past you. Having pictures of your life together is a gift to yourself and your family and generations after you. Thanks for taking the time to read this little piece of my heart. Enjoy the pictures too:) |
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