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THANKFUL TO LET GO & LET GOD
Today, I placed the same little turkey hat on my son that I placed upon Allorah’s head for her first Thanksgiving only two years ago. At that time, little did I know that it would be the only Thanksgiving I would ever get to spend with her.
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
If you can read the title without hearing Mariah Carey singing the ever so popular Christmas song, I dare say I am impressed. It’s a cute love song, but in my head today, as I sat in the passenger seat pulling away from Allorah’s grave… it hit different than ever before. I have been overwhelmingly blessed today to be surrounded by such great love, and often I asked myself, “What more could I possibly want or need?” Truly, in the physical sense, I want and need for nothing, and I am so crazy grateful. However, in the spiritual sense, I have a need that weighs on my soul heavily. It…
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THE BITTERSWEET MOTHER’S DAY
Today should be different. This Mother’s Day I should be placing two candles on a cake. The fact that it’s even Mother’s Day at all should be merely a distraction as I focus on celebrating my sweet Allorah’s 2nd birthday. Instead, I am putting together a Butterfly garden in her memory, consoling her Big Sister that misses her daily, nursing her little brother that she will never get to meet earth-side, and trying to stay strong for my husband that’s hurting as deeply as I am. How did we get here? The question, “How did we get here?” echoes over and over again in my mind. It has been 9…
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LOSING A SIBLING
They say a picture says 1,000 words… well in truth, this one says it all. These two girls shared the most beautiful bond and everyday together was this happy. One of the most heart-wrenching parts of our journey of grief is how it affects our 4.5 year old Ella. We plan to share how we told her once Allorah got to Heaven, and all the questions and heartache that followed when we weren’t able to bring her little sister back to her… COMING SOON!
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A HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS
Christmas is IT for my family! We live for that special feeling this time of year gives and always try to make it magical – especially now that we have littles to celebrate with. For the past 13 years that Justin and I have been together, we have always kicked off our Christmas season with singing the classics. One of our top favorites to sing is Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas” The Dolly love runs deep in our home, and although we have sung this song a thousand times together – never have some of the words hit so close to home. We haven’t had the heart to listen to…
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THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
How often do we forget to put ourselves in other peoples’ shoes? My family is hurting. Seriously hurting. It’s been a little over a month since our sweet Allorah Day joined God in Heaven. While “time heals all wounds” is a common hopeful statement, we feel it falls short of truth. To be honest, the pain grows worse each and every day we have to wake up to her missing presence. Once the shock wears off some, the reality is hard to handle. You find yourself having to look at pictures and videos just to feel that it was IN FACT REAL and a lot of days you can’t even…
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ALLORAH DAY’S OBITUARY
ALLORAH DAY TURNEY The Hebrew meaning of the name Allorah says it all: “The Lord is my light.” Before our daughter was even born, God was preparing her for a higher purpose. On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 6:46 am, our little princess fulfilled this purpose and accomplished her life’s ultimate goal of joining God in Heaven. Allorah Day was only fourteen months old, but we rejoice that she is in the arms of our Savior. We rejoice because of the memory of her joyful, bright soul that touched anyone in her presence on this Earth. Above all, we REJOICE because her story is going to bring innumerable people to…
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SHARING OUR LOSS
It’s as if I have always known that Allorah was too perfect for this world. The light that radiates from her soul was so bright that it always brightened up my darkest of days and even those of ones who didn’t even know her.If you were fortunate enough to be in her presence, you felt the pure joy that she had the ability to share so effortlessly. If you knew her, you knew why we called her a “spitfire” for her spunky personality. You also knew she was so loving, as she would blow kisses and hug anyone she could get her hands on (especially her big sister Ella &…
