Seven long years

Seven years have passed since our Jace left us and we think of him each and every day. At this point Jace may have been playing little baseball and getting ready to finish the second grade and would be riding his bike or playing with his friends no doubt getting into some Thomas mischief. We wonder what foods Jace would have liked best or his favorite color or book or so many of the things that make up a young boy.

May 23rd, 2006, in the early morning all of those future things were lost as Jace slipped away from us in the early mornings hours. It was, of course, just plain wrong. 5 1/2 month old babies are not supposed to die! Jace's Daddy and I along with all his brothers, sisters and other relatives and friends will never understand how this could have happened. But it did and know we celebrate the birthdays that were missed each December 11th and we reflect each year on this day because along with the photos that's all we have of Jace.

"Papa"