A Beautiful Day for a Beautiful Boy

I recently read a quote that said, "It takes a village to raise a child, but no one talks about the village it takes to grieve a child." 

Today, Josh and I, along with our families, were blown away by the village who helped us celebrate the life, and mourn the loss of our sweet Milo James. 



While today was our goodbye to our boy, there was also so much love and celebration over his impact in the world. His story has created ripples in so many ways. I know that in the future, we will continue to spread ripples in his honor, and we hope that you will too. 

We are eternally grateful for Shuda Funeral Home for assisting us with Milo's memorial and Pastor Jane Johnson for providing a beautiful service. 

We ended our day with a gathering with our daycare for pizza in the park. This is always a fun way to build community, and we look forward to it every month. Tonight was extra special though because we walked back to the center to plant some seeds in a special garden planted in Milo's honor. How lucky are we to have a school family so filled with love?



Please continue to share Milo's story. Talk about our little miracle who defied the odds. Do good things in his memory. Blow bubbles to the skies for him. 

Thank you for loving our boy. That was so apparent today. Thank you for loving and lifting our family up today. We appreciate each and every one of you more than you know. 

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