That would be me, talking without thinking. Today in church I asked for prayers for Todd's family, Haley's family, and for Annika's upcoming surgery. Riley was sitting with her little choir as they were singing today and it didn't even hit me that we had told her about Todd's death, but not Haley's. Yup, you guessed it. After church she hit me up with "Was the Haley that died the one who sang the liver songs?" And I said "yes." She cried a while, had some questions, and sang Haley's songs this afternoon and does seem to be grasping it a bit (she's already reminded Shelby to think of the circle of life in the Lion King movie and knows that Haley's spirit will always be in her heart). Its Shelby that I'm worried about. She just kept saying today "I miss Haley because she died. She won't be able to write any more songs." Then she would cry. Finally Scott laid down with her tonight to help her sleep.
Please pray for my girls that they can grieve and come to accept the natural cycle of life as it is.
2 comments:
It's hard to explain death to children. Prayers for Shelby and Riley.
The whole area of death is just a minefield. I'm still exhausted from Anni's relentless questioning and sorrowing a few weeks back. Hoping Riley and Shelby are taking it OK.
Also hoping we see you soon.
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