I can’t stop crying…
I just read about a tragic story over at Adventures in Babywearing.
A precious little girl named Hannah died on Thursday in a freak drowning accident at the beach. Her mother and her aunt are both bloggers. I have just been reading more about adorable Hannah and her baby sister Lily over at her mom’s blog Life with Hannah and Lily. I literally am crying my eyes out, trying to type as the tears hit my laptop. It is too horrific that this little girl is gone and her family is left to try and live without her.
Her mom Rachael wrote about her last morning with Hannah, a sweet snuggle in bed and an excited discovery of a water lily in their fountain. Precious moments. And then the unimaginable happened.
Honestly, I don’t know how I could keep breathing if I lost my child. I can’t imagine what horror and agony Rachel, her husband Brien, and her entire family must be enduring. I am praying for them – and I don’t think I will ever forget their story. And as I remember them, I will hold my son tighter and try to focus on the snuggles and the smiles and let the frustrations of the day slip away. Every time I get my son ready to go to the beach, every time I see him splash in the water, I will remember little Hannah and her baby sister Lily trying to understand why her big sister is gone.
Life can be so brutally painful. My heart is breaking for this family.
If you want to leave them a note or send them your prayers, you can visit Life with Hannah and Lily. I am sure once you see her beautiful face and read their story you also will be in tears for a very long time…
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Thank you for letting us know about this. I am heartsick. I am praying for God’s comfort to be with them.
Janice, I could hardly fall asleep last night because I could not stop thinking about the family. Thank you for posting this- I don’t even know them, I just know Jess through blogging, but I feel like it’s happened right next to me and I must do something. We must lift them up in prayer. They need it more than we could ever imagine. This story has just gripped my heart in a way that I can’t explain.
Steph
I am honored you would feel compelled to post about Hannah. She was truly a gift from heaven. I cannot begin to describe how much I miss her. Thank you for being touched by my precious little Monkey.
Janice, I was unable to figure out how to email you, but you now have mine. Please know we would be honored if you wished to send Lily a little something. She’s having a very difficult time too. Please keep visiting my blog as I’m hogging all the cyber love and prayers I can.
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Thank you for everything.
Rachael
So sad. My heart goes out to this family.
so absolultely completely heartbreaking. I can’t imagine the pain they must be going through.
My heart is absolutely breaking for this family. I will certainly be praying.
Thank you for telling this story. The family is in my prayers. I’m going to visit.
This is the second time this has happened this summer in the blogging community that I know of. My blogging friend lost his little boy in a drowning accident not long ago.
Now, to see this, it’s just too hard for a mother’s heart to take. I can’t imagine what that family is going through if *I* am hurting this badly!
God bless them all.
I too blogged about this. I posted through tears…I just wish I could have found better words to express how deeply sorry I am for their loss. http://casualfridayeveryday.com/im-at-a-loss-for-words/
I can’t even imagine what they’re going through right now. I remember last year when I saw my daughter on the bottom of a swimming pool and jumped in to get her. Luckily for us, things turned out well. I will definitely stop by and send my condolences.
Janice, I read about this tragedy just days after reading about two near-drowning victims (children of bloggers), so I have decided to host a day of prayer, this coming Thursday, for the children of the blogosphere.
http://janne.cc/blog/?p=201
If you know of any other children in need of prayer, please let me know.
My heart is continuing to break for Hannah’s family.
my heart go out to Rachael and her family. I will be praying for them.
I am so sad to read this. Prayers for Hannah’s family during this difficult time.
How awful. My heart is breaking for them.
I found this family through Steph too and the story of Hannah’s drowning broke my heart. The minute Rob walked into the house I said, “You won’t believe what happened today.” So, so sad. And like you, I cannot imagine losing my child.
Janice- can you email me please. when you have time. thanks