Every night we have the same routine: Roenne takes a bath, brushes her teeth, tons of hugs and kisses, lots of books, hop into bed, and then prayer.
We pray every night and pray for the same things, for simplicity’s sake.
We pray for “Umma,” (mom in korean) “Appa,” (dad in korean) “Roenne,” “Green Elephante,” (my daughter speaks a bit of spanish) “Grey Elephante,” (there’s a grey elephant in her bible story of noah and the ark) and then we pray for specific items that happened that day.
A few months ago we started adding one more person to the list: “Baby.”
Tonight I prayed with her and left out the last part.
Roenne picked up on it and asked:
Appa, what about baby?
I looked at her, through my now blurry eyes, and said:
You’re right sweety, Appa forgot. … Dear God, thank you for baby.
She nodded, rolled over calmly and whispered:
Thanks.
No sweety, thank you.
Love you, John. Still praying…
Man, my wife and I just read that and teared up. May God be with you and your family during this difficult time.
still praying for you! Let the Hills know what we can do if anything.
In tears now. John… I am so so so so sorry. I'm still praying for your family.
John, My prayers are still with you all. Thankyou for baby.
I'm so sad to read this. As impossible as it seems right now, I know from experience that the pain will subside little by little as time goes by. Know we are praying for you.
That kind of story brings tears to my eyes and makes me want to have children of my own. Thanks for brightening up an otherwise slow night. God bless, John. I am praying for you.
Wow. A child's wisdom. We forget so much as we grow older. God bless you all.
WOW…
Love you guys!
thinking of you and the family
Keep being the father God designed you to be, even in the hard times. Praying for you.
sounds like a sweet kid, praying for you now
i love you guys and i miss you all. thank you for sharing your family with us (your readers and your community) especially in this moment of all of your lives.
I love kids… they're so simple. We lose that as we get older. Praying for you guys…
Oh God John. I'm so sorry, a little behind on the news. I don't know what to say other than, I'm so sorry.
Kids are a blessing, as you see with this one. Boy they put things so simple for us. We're praying for you and baby too.
John, I am so very sorry. I had no idea. Praying today all went well with Mrs. Bear. Extra hugs for Miss Roenne, too.
Prayers go out to your family. The loss of a child is overwhelming. Praying for God's peace, and the ministry of His healing presence to be yours.
Praying for Roenne and her Umma and Appa!
crying now. and praying still.