Claire's Memorial Service

We had Claire's service on Monday, June 13th. The funeral home has been great throughout the whole process. They unexpectedly took care of everything for us. The service was beautiful and thanks to mother nature, we were able to do the committal outside. It was a very hard day, but thankfully we were surrounded by our family and friends.

We incorporated a special reading about HLHS into the service that I want to share. I found this from reading other heart moms' blogs.

It's a beautiful day up in heaven.

Jesus is rounding up his tiniest angels, to go live on earth, and be born.

One of the sweetest angels says to Jesus 'I don't want to leave, I like it here, and I will miss you'.

He reassures the scared little angel that everything will be okay, and that she is just going for a visit. She is still not swayed on this idea. So Jesus kneels down, and says, 'How about if you leave half of your heart here with me and take the other half with you, will that be okay?'

The angel smiles and says, 'I guess that will work'. But the little angel is still a little scared. She asks, 'Will I be okay with only half of my heart?'

Jesus replies, 'Of course you will, I have other angels there that will help out, and you will be fine.' Then Jesus gives the angel more details about his plan. He says 'When you are born, your mommy will be scared, so you have to be strong, and when you feel weak just remember that I have the other half of your heart. Enjoy your time with your family, and when it is time to come back to heaven, I will make your heart whole again. Always remember that you are not broken, just torn between two loves.'