This morning Shaun was weaned off of life support. He was surrounded by singing and loved ones throughout the day and peacefully went home to Heaven a little after 4pm- to play baseball with Jesus, as his brothers put it. While we know and rejoice that our Champion Shaun is healed and whole now, still he leaves behind heartbroken loved ones that will miss him severely. Please pray for all who are hurting now, especially Shaun's parents and brothers, in this difficult road ahead.
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."5 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." -Revelation 21
My eyes are welling up with tears as I read this post. I knew it was coming, but it still hurts and I don't even know you! I remember that pain of losing my own child as if were yesterday! May God bless your family! Thankful Shaun is healed and in Heaven, but so heartbroken for you! My prayer now is that you can find out what this progressive disorder was and that Shaun's life will perhaps bring earthly healing to other children. I also pray for comfort for you as you grieve! Prayers from Wichita, Kansas!
ReplyDeleteDenise & Peter, thank you for letting us walk this hallowed, sorrowful path with your family. You are in our thoughts, hearts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteDear family, I just learned about your loss today through my new friend Kim Hyland. My heart is broken for you all, but God, in his mercy, will sustain you. I pray you are comforted by his truth and the love of family and friends. God bless you guys.
ReplyDeletePrayers...tears...and more Prayers....
ReplyDeleteThank you for allowing this beautiful blog site. Such a journey...you all have definitely run the good race and fought the good fight. My heart breaks but swells with the beauty of God's grace as you have shown through this blog. I praise God for His purpose in Shaun's life...
ReplyDelete"I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world" Romans 1:8
Love, Becky "Grammy" Puff
Thanks for humbly letting us into your journey.
ReplyDeleteMy heart breaks but I believe right now Shaun is in God's arms. He is breathing and giggling without any complicated devices attached, free as a bird. May God comfort and sustain you.
Your family inspired me to really think how to live as a Christian with eternal perspective.
Many blessings
Aimee, Stephanie's friend
"I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD." I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;" Lamentation ch 3
I am sitting here crying in the kitchen as I read this. As I hear the precious voices of my own three boys, at one point fearing the loss of my own dear wee one, my heart aches for this mother on mothers day who has been a picture of strength and deep joy in the midst of her pain, sorrow and gut-wrenching heartache. What is this sin that sucks the life from the "innocent" ones? This sin that causes deepest grief and pain? Who is this God that conquered it that we might live forever in glory? What a witness of God's goodness and faithfulness in the midst of great trial. We have reason to celebrate as we mourn the loss of dear precious life on earth. Where the Champion is, there is no pain. There is no sorrow. There is no sin. There is no night.
ReplyDeleteJesus paid it all. All to him we owe. Sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow.
Our prayers will be for you, Denise, on this unforgettable Mothers Day 2013. Grieve. Love. Feel the loss. Hold tight your other ones. Cling to your husband. And know that you are being upheld by the prayers of those whose lives were impacted by Shaun in one way or another.
You're safe in the arms of Jesus, little man..
ReplyDeleteno more suffering.
Paying it Forward...
ReplyDeleteI needed to get the dogs into the Vet's to get their shot updated in case we have to board them before the weekend is out. They got me in Saturday morning. When we finished and I thanked them again and passed on the request for acts of kindness. Since the dogs were extremely rambunctious I asked the vet if they could just mail the bill. She said there was no charge -- it was their act of kindness.
At church today I told the congregation that Shaun really loved to wave to people and how it made him smile when people waved. So when I asked, as a congregation, they all waved to Shaun and smiled. I'm sure he was waving back with that great big grin he was able to make. They send their collective and individual thoughts and prayers.
Shaun has touched us and so many others in ways we'll not only never be able to describe but even more, never able to forget.
My love, thoughts and prayers to all there. Tim