june 24

there are days that change everything.

the day you meet your future husband.  

the day you say 'i do'.  

the day you welcome a child into your home.

these days change your life in an amazing way.

  there are days that change everything.

days that you wish you could rewind the clock.

days that bring heartache, pain, and tragedy.

days that change your life in a way you never wanted.

we met the rumleys five years ago.

we both had baby boys, jackson and cooper, just a day apart in age.

they had a background in youth ministry.

both husbands are hilarious.

she was sweet, fun, and loved reality tv.

we clicked.

they quickly became very special people in our lives.

i still remember every moment of june 24, 2009.

the phone call i couldn't believe.

the unending drive to the hospital.

the look on my friend's face, telling me her baby boy was gone.

 tyler james rumley left this earth to join jesus in heaven on june 24.

he had the sweetest smile and his mommy's eyes.

he was pure joy.

i can't believe it's been two years.

i can't even begin to imagine how i would handle a tragedy like that in my life.

i can only hope it would be with half as much faith, transparency, and grace as they have.

i can't imagine going through something tragic without christ in my life.

i am so grateful for the knowledge that HE is in control.

he has a plan.

he is bigger than anything we can comprehend.
and

he is using tyler's sweet life to impact so many for his glory.

today we remember tyler.
we celebrate his life and how much it meant.
how much it continues to mean.

today i pray for my friends who still miss their little boy.
i don't know the words to say to them.
nothing i say makes it better or changes anything.
so i pray.

today i am grateful for a faithful god.
i trust in his promises.
i hope in his plan.

and today, like everyday, i remember tyler.