7.02.2008
I got a call from one of our key leadership guys (Richie) the other day asking me for a favor. He said a couple had just lost their baby after one month and would like for me to edit a video for the funeral. With Carrie and I having lost a child our hearts break for this sort of thing, so I compeltely agreed.
The mother came in today, gave me the pictures, gave me the music, and we just talked about what they would like. During the conversation she looked at my desk and saw a picture of my one month old daughter Chloe. She asked her name and birthday... when I told her it hit me (as she teared up) "My daugther is one day younger than her daughter Grace. That could have been Chloe."
I am not the answer man by any stretch, so I was speechless as to what to say to this mother other than "I will put everything into this video to commemorate your daughter's life and the ones she touched." She smiled, hugged me tight, and thanked me for not even knowing her or her family and doing this for them.
Sometimes God shows up in ways we never would have thought. Today He showed up in the form of a broken mother who needed help. I am thankful God has put me here. He is bringing this family healing and I'm humbled by His trust in His church here to help them.