How Grandmas Grieve - And Find Joy

Nini and Dasah

Nini and Sophie

Today marks our Dasah Brielle Dennis' second birthday in heaven.  Oh how we still think of her and miss her, my second granddaughter.  She came with sounds and bubbles and so much chubby cheek sweetness.  She came to us November 13, 2014 and spent 12 amazing hours in all of our arms.

I wrote this poem last spring, but felt like now was the time to share it with Lindsey and Kevin and my family. I have had many thoughts about how grandmas grieve.  We step into not only  the loss of a child, and all the grandma moments we are going to miss, but we also step into the emotions of our children's own deep loss as we watch them go through something we want to protect them from, but can only pray them through.  I hope to have some more thoughts in the future for grandmas who grieve for the losses their children experience.  But for now, I just want to share this poem. It was written in honor and reflection of our beautiful granddaughters, Sophia Kyla and Dasah Brielle Dennis.

How Grandmas Grieve

We make outfits

We have showers

We make blankies

We send flowers.

We write notes

Make calls and text

And wonder what

The Lord has next.

We pray daily

We cry often

Remembering

That little coffin.

We have questions

About this story

But know God

Is receiving glory.

We frame pictures

We make "Hope" trees

We spend more time

Now on our knees.

We take long walks

Questions pending

Lead to hearts that

Are surrendering.

One day we'll hold

 Their precious faces

In our hands

With heavenly praises.

Then we'll find

The Lord redeeming

Each moment lost

Will have new meaning.  

Written with love in April 2016

Remembering the sweetness and joy of our granddaughters,

Sophie and Dasah,

and how Kathy Dennis and I both love them so.

By their nini

Outfit Kathy made and I made flower - for Sophie

Shower for Sophie

making a blankie

The amazing flower "cake" Kathy sent for Dasah's 2nd celebration birthday in heaven.

She has sent the most amazing flower arrangements to Lindsey and Kevin in honor of Sophie and Dasah over the last 3 years.

Quilt Kathy made for Dasah

My Bible

Our Sophie

My "Hope Tree"

adding a flower every month as I remembered Dasah

Our family - The Supporting C A S T

( Coming Along Side Them with Dasah)

Our Dasah

Sophie

Always on my heart

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The Grandmas - Watching and Trusting