Vienne

Ever have those stories that you hear and hit you to the core? You can't just sit by and let it pass you by?  One of those stories came my way today. <3

I was laying in bed stressing out about my job search. I won't go into details on that one as there are so many unknowns right now. I'll wait until I know more... Anyway, I was looking at my Facebook, thinking how I should really do something else. Then I noticed a common story popping up in various places on my newsfeed.

Today is the one year anniversary of little Vienne going to Heaven. <3 She died suddenly with essentially no warning. Tears filled my eyes. Suddenly, my situation went to the back burner. As you know from previous posts, I often follow blogs of cancer kids, so death of children is sadly not something all that unusual on my newsfeed (as I follow a cancer awareness/encouragement foundation). Something about this story hit me in a way I don't even understand. As I write this tears fall down my cheeks. My only explanation is that God has stirred my heart because this family needs me to weep with them and to show them that they are not alone. <3 <3 <3

LORD, encourage this family in their darkness. Bring to them rays of hope during this seemingly hopeless time. Use my broken heart for you glory. Amen.

I hope my older brother who was brought to Heaven before birth is with Vienne today...and perhaps welcomed her there... To both of you, I cannot wait to meet you in Heaven. Vienne, you are greatly missed by many. You made more of a difference in this world than you could ever know.

The Bible tells us to weep with those who weep.

So, yes, today I weep for a girl I never knew. I wear blue and/or green in her memory.