today our daughter met her High Priest. What a beautiful thought. We had this picture taken back in February. It makes me think of what it must feel like to meet Jesus. One of my favorite images of Christ is that of our High Priest. Revelation 1:12-16 describes HIM in detail...
I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
This year we are in Washington D.C. on what we celebrate as Lilly's homecoming. Usually we release balloons as a reminder of where she is and to keep our eyes and hearts focused heavenward. This year I wanted to do something a little different since we are in D.C. I decided that we would still release balloons, but I wanted to focus on the freedom we have in Christ. Freedom seemed to be fitting theme being in our Capital. So, I made tags to attach to our balloons.
I also thought it would be wonderful for Liberty (and for us) if we actually got a response from this. It would be a real tangible reminder of how our Lilly touched the lives of so many in such a short time and continues to do so.
We would also love our friends and family to participate as well--especially if you knew Lilly. Leave us a comment and let us know how know our little girl has impacted your own walk with Christ.
We released the balloons today at a park somewhere outside of DC. We each said something we loved about Lilly and then each of us had a balloon to release. It was really sweet and Liberty loved it as usual. Emory didn't hold on to her at all and let it go immediately. Liberty's balloon got stuck in a tree (the trees are significantly taller and more abundant in Virginia =)) Liberty was very upset, but after about five minutes, the balloon got free of the tree much to all of our excitement. We did video the balloon release but I can't get it to upload. It was very sweet though.
Thank you for continuing to share in this journey with us. We love you all.
What a sweet way to remember Lilly!
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