These last two weeks without our little girl have been challenging. Feelings of sorrow, emptiness, anger, and regret are a deep part of our daily lives. But along with those feelings also comes gratitude, comfort, peace, and love. Each day we miss being able to see Cait and feel of her sweet spirit. She brought a feeling of being complete to our family and now we feel her absence. We have wondered how life is supposed to go on without Cait, and yet somehow it keeps going.
Cait brought so much to our lives, and still does. She has taught us how special each day is with the ones we love. We find ourselves loving Celtin and Aiden a little deeper, holding their hands a little longer and hugging them a little tighter. It's not so hard to stop what we're doing and really listen.
Cait was and is our daughter. That alone is one of the best gifts we could have ever hoped for. The gift of knowing we will be with her again is, at times, our only consolation. Cait makes us want to be better everyday, for we know that is what makes our family eternal. What a blessing it is know that we have a little angel waiting for us all to be together again. Cait was able to fulfill her mission in the 16 days she was here on earth and now we must be sure to complete ours.
We can only imagine what she must feel, being separated from her earthly family. But she now has a perfect knowledge of the grand scheme of things. Oh to be so lucky to have the big picture laid out in front of us. But that is where our faith and love come into play.
We would like to thank all of you that have been so supportive during this time in our lives. We know that our joys have been your joys, and our sadness your sadness as well. It is comforting to know that our little girl was able to touch so many lives. We hope you have been blessed by knowing Cait and gained faith and strength from her experiences. This is how Cait will live on for all of us. We can all try a little harder to be a little better.
~With Love and Thanks,
Dale & Candice
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I whole heartedly believe everything you have said. It is hard to put those feelings in words, but you did an excellent job in doing so. It is just something that you can't fully understand unless you have been through it.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing everything right, hold your boys a little tighter, give them some extra love and let them help you through this. And please, lean on your friends as well allow yourself to go through the steps of grieving. Anger was a hard one for me, but you have to allow yourself to feel the whole spectrum of emotions in order to fully grieve. So, don't hold back. Feel however you need to feel, not how others think you should feel.
Please call if you need to talk to someone.
Sarah
love you guys
ReplyDeleteThat was a beautiful tribute, the words and the video. You are a wonderful family. We are so blessed to know you. Thank you for sharing this and your Christ-like examples. We've learned so much and been reminded of what is important in life, through Cait's life.
ReplyDeleteWith Love, The Williams
This time of year there are many gifts given yet we know the greatest gift is that of the savior Jesus Christ. As your journey with Cait has brought you to many levels of feeling the love of God you truley know she is a gift from him. You are amazingly strong and we want to thank you for sharing through word, music and pictures of Cait her journey. Life will not be the same--nor should it be. Cait is a part of your lives now and that is a great blessing. We love you and know you will not be left alone. love julie
ReplyDeleteDale and Candice, you inspire me, and this post was so touching as I read your testimony through your sweet words. I felt so bad that I couldn't be there for the funeral but was thankful for the beautiful video clip. I love you! May God bless you and your amazing faith that your family WILL be together forever. Andrea Wilson
ReplyDeleteDale and Candice, your words and video are so touching, I am so sorry for your loss. Never forget your Family will be together again. I bet she is looking down upon you smiling, may God continue to bless you both and your darling boys.
ReplyDeleteAmber Dille