It's been a long time!

It has been over a year since I posted on my blog. This past year has been one of the hardest of our lives but it has also had many blessings. We lost our precious baby Madelyn Hope Henry on May 4, 2010. It was both the worst and best day of our lives. The thought of not ever getting to see her look at us, smile,crawl, walk, talk to us, hold our hand, give us kisses is almost unbearable but the best part is that someday we will get to see her again. We are so thankful that we had time to hold her, kiss her and tell her we love her as she came into this world. Our time with her was precious and we are so thankful everyday that we had that blessing. We have spent many days crying and many days laughing this past year. She is now 8 months old in heaven and we miss her everyday. We are blessed with four other beautiful, healthy children and we are so thankful for them. They provide us with so much laughter and love and it has made this process more bearable. We want to give our God all the praise and glory for getting us through these last 8 months for without Jesus we would have no hope but with him we have hope in his name. Our friends and family have been a rich blessing to us through these months also. I have received so much encouragement through words, letters, cards and prayers during this time of grieving and it has been so helpful to us. Thank you to everyone who has helped us in the last 8 months and continue to lift us up as we work through our grief as a family. We love you all!