Day 16

Day 16 {Release}

 After Hadley was born we went to the cemetery to release balloons for the month that she was turning.  I knew that if she was here I would be taking cute monthly pictures so we had to do something every 28th up until her 1st birthday.  You can visit each month here.

~Melissa

Balloon Found!

Someone found one of Hadley's balloons that we released at her 1st birthday celebration :)  Isn't that amazing??

I still plan to do a post of more pictures of her birthday but here is what we attached to each balloon...

Here is what they emailed me:

 Princeton is about 71 miles from where we released her balloons!!

I love that this sweet family took the time to email us back.

I love that they learned about our Hadley.

I love that God turned my ordinary day into an extraordinary one.

Sweet Hadley...you are changing lives everyday!!

A year of balloons for Hadley

12 months

I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You
Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times
So I pray...

 Bring me joy, bring me peace

 Bring the chance to be free

Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
 

 I am Yours regardless of
The dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what's a little rain
So I pray...

Bring me joy, bring me peace

 Bring the chance to be free

Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain

 Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty

12 months in Heaven

February 28, 2012

Happy 1 year birthday sweet girl...we love you so much Hadley D'Layne!!

11 months

How is her birthday one month away?  I can't believe we are almost to a year.  I am planning a small party with family and friends on the Sunday before her birthday.  I can't imagine not doing anything for her.  She deserves for her family and friends to come celebrate her 1st birthday...

Daniel is working today so we headed to see Hadley early this morning in our pj's :)

11 months in Heaven

January 28, 2012

We love you so much Hadley D'Layne!!

In Christ's Love,

10 months

My sister-in-law, Mariah, asked me the other day if I had heard this song by Third Day and I hadn't.  It is perfect for Hadley's 10 month post...

 10 months in Heaven

December 28, 2011

We love you so much Hadley D'Layne!!

In Christ's Love,

9 months

How has it been 9 months??

The 28th of this month was REALLY hard.  We didn't make it to the cemetery until dark and so our balloon pictures didn't turn out and one of our balloons popped :(  That's life though right?  Doesn't always go as planned and we have to remember what is important in life and be THANKFUL to HIM. 

We are missing our sweet girl so much...

 (this is just Tammie and Hadley's temporary markers...the official ones should be here in January/February)

9 precious months in Heaven

November 28, 2011

We love you so much Hadley D'Layne!!

In Christ's Love,