Many of us are struggling with the hole in our hearts and lives that Erin being gone has left. She was such a great young lady. I keep thinking about one our last conversations. She was so looking forward to coming home for Christmas this year. She was excited to see her nieces that she hadn't seen for over a year by then. She was excited to see how much they will have grown. She was excited to see her nephew that she saw last Christmas. Her niece she got to see in June because they had traveled to Vegas and she met up with them was only 9.5 months old at the time. She new she would change a lot from June to Christmas time. The one she was most excited to see was her nephew that is due any day now. She was excited just thinking about meeting him. It saddens me to think that there is so many family members that are so young, some will barely remember Aunt Erin and others will just know her because of conversations about her. I guess it is the WHY did he think there was any reason what so ever to do something so horrendous to Erin. WHY did he think this was ok?
The 16th of September was a hard day for our family. I am sure the 29th of October will be a hard day too. If you pray please pray extra hard leading up to the 29th and cover us in prayer on the 29th. I'm sure there are going to be a lot of very hard days ahead of us. i know without a doubt that we will make it through this, we are going to go through a lot of ups and downs, but we will make it.
I have shared frequently with our family how compassionate and supportive this forum has been for Erin and our family. Thank you for your prayers and support.