Miss Chris

Miss Chris passed away a week ago. And since we've not seen her in a year and some months, its hard for it to really sink in that we will NEVER see her again.

Miss Chris was the very first person we told that we were pregnant with Zech (sorry family!). We had decided not to tell anyone until we'd told our families but Miss Chris had been pretty sick and was not having a good morning. Dave was one of her favorites and always called him the son she never had. She babied him bit too much if you ask me! But She was weary that day and so Dave went into her office and shut the door, whispered in her ear that we were finally pregnant. Somthing she had prayed for just as much as we had. She broke down in such joyous tears. Then picked her fragile body up and made her way downstairs to congratulate me.

She rubbed my belly often and prayed over Zech from that moment on. When he was born, she turned into an instant granny for him away from his own grandmas. She rocked him, sang to him, prayed over him. He was always so serene by her. I remember when dave was at camp and Zech was 4 months old, I went to the church to work on some DVDs and Zech was unbareable. Miss Chris took him for walks up and down the hallways until he lay limp in her arms sleeping cozy by his Miss Chris.

She had cancer for a while. It wasn't getting much better. And she suffered. So sad that she's in heaven dancing with her groom... I am not! But I am grieved that she never got to see Zech's cute expressions when he would have said "Uh, Hiya, Miss Chris!" I am sad that he never got her hugs again or the candy from her kids' stash! I am overwhelmed by the thought that Lily will never know her joy. And that Miss Chris will not have the impact on my children like she did on so many others. However, I will always remind my baby boy of her granny in St. Louis who loved him so dear! And we are blessed knowing Miss Chris no longer has cancer, she got better, WAY BETTER, and she is no longer suffering! Thank You, Jesus for healing her!