So What Happened?
I wanted to share with you wonderful and helpful people the letter this family emailed to us and then it was sent throughout the church. I know after reading it I went home and hugged my children and was thankful that I have wonderful people this in my life. After reading it I know you'll understand why I have such a love for them.
Ladies thank you for your help and suggestions they all have been wonderful....
Many Thanks and Love.
T. T.
harvest family -
Emmie Faith Frederick was born into heaven on Monday, Nov 20, 2006 at 5:49pm weighing 1 lb. & 10 inches long. While we didn't have the joy of spending time with her while she was alive, we were blessed with an hour and a half of time with her and the rest of our immediate family: her siblings Rylie, Cooper, Kenlie, & Marlie and her Grandparents: Roger & Margy Frederick and Linwood & Sue Arthur. By God's grace this time was special beyond description and will be saved in our memories forever. It was amazing to see the kids say hello & goodbye to their baby sister. The faith of children is amazing and something all adults could afford to learn from. Mathew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Now we know the true meaning of that verse.
Words cannot express our appreciation to each and every person that has been thinking about us and praying for us these past few weeks. The comfort we have received through your love is simply beyond description. Whether it was an email, a voice mail, a phone call, or simply a silent prayer for us - we have literally felt God's love through each of you. If we didn't return the call, please know that we just didn't have the energy at that time; but please be assured that your message was so very welcome and comforting to us. When tragedies happen you learn how many people love you and I can tell you that we are rich beyond measure in friends. Just to know that we could pick up the phone and call so many people is overwhelmingly reassuring. I can tell you that although we have felt enormous grief and sadness, we have never felt alone. It has been amazing to see how God has used our precious baby girl to reach so many people - even those that don't even know us personally. Many people go through life without impacting a soul - yet Emmie was able to touch hundreds of people without taking a single breath. We know that someone will get to hear the hope and truth of salvation because of her and there's nothing a parent can be more proud of than that. We also know that others that already know Christ will be strengthened in their faith - I know that we have. So, although we are sad to never be able to experience life's special moments with Emmie, we are so proud that her life will have impact on this world. We also take enormous comfort knowing that today she is in heaven -healed and happy because the first sight her eyes ever saw was her Lord and Savior. She'll never experience pain, sadness, grief, loneliness, or the other emotions that make life difficult. I think I can speak for all parents when I say that's what we all want for our children; yet we know that we cannot protect them from the reality of life. While we selfishly wish that Emmie was with us this very moment to hold, we find peace knowing she is in the perfect place and we cannot wait till we get to meet her again. We know that she has already met her great-grandparents that preceded her in death and we believe that there was great rejoicing when they met.
There will be a graveside service on Wed, Nov 22, at 2pm at Roselawn Memorial Park at 3801 Roselawn Drive in Denton. (please find directions on Mapquest or other map service). The service is open to family and close friends. Since it is graveside only we realize there will be obvious limitations. We do not want anyone to feel obligated to come; yet we also do not want to limit anyone's presence. Whether you are able to attend or not, we know and appreciate your love and support. So many of you have asked what it is you can do for us and/or to show your support. Fortunately for us, we have an incredible family that has been invaluable during this time. Without them we cannot even fathom going through this experience. We are also blessed with an unbelievable church family. Therefore, there is not really a specific function that we need done for us that is not already taken care of.
The thing that would make us the most proud and honor Emmie Faith's life the most would be a donation to the children's ministry at the harvest church in her honor. Many of you know that our family has been very active in the start up of the harvest church over the past year and a half. Kristi and I serve as children's church team leaders. We knew there would be a strong desire to send flowers to our family and/or for the service. While we are so thankful for those sentiments, it would truly mean so much more to us to have something tangible in Emmie's honor through this fund. We will work with our Pastor to create a specific ministry with the funds generated in her honor and it will include some sort of outreach targeting children. We don't want to be ungrateful for your generous desire to send beautiful flowers to comfort us during this time - however, we all know that flowers are temporary and we sincerely want Emmie's life to touch people for years. Donations can be made by mailing to: the harvest church, po box 50565, Denton, TX 76206 or can be made on-line at www.theharvestchurch.net. Click on the "online giving" tab and in the "reason section" please note Children's Ministry/Emmie Faith on your donation.
. Many of you know that our family has been very active in the start up of the harvest church over the past year and a half. Kristi and I serve as children's church team leaders. We knew there would be a strong desire to send flowers to our family and/or for the service. While we are so thankful for those sentiments, it would truly mean so much more to us to have something tangible in Emmie's honor through this fund. We will work with our Pastor to create a specific ministry with the funds generated in her honor and it will include some sort of outreach targeting children. We don't want to be ungrateful for your generous desire to send beautiful flowers to comfort us during this time - however, we all know that flowers are temporary and we sincerely want Emmie's life to touch people for years. Donations can be made by mailing to: the harvest church, po box 50565, Denton, TX 76206 or can be made on-line at Click on the "online giving" tab and in the "reason section" please note on your donation.
Please accept our sincere appreciation from our entire family for your thoughts, prayers, and support. It has been a difficult time and we know there are tough days ahead. But, we push forward in faith and hope knowing that one day we will see Emmie and hold her close! We hope all of you have a safe & wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We are thankful for Emmie along with our entire family. God has been so good to our family and this year, more than ever, we are truly thankful to Him.
Please forward this message to anyone that knows our family. We don't have email addresses for everyone and it would mean the world to us if you could help us share Emmie's story. Also, we apologize if you receive this message more than once as we will be sending out from different sources trying our best to make it to every address we have.
We don't have email addresses for everyone and it would mean the world to us if you could help us share Emmie's story. Also, we apologize if you receive this message more than once as we will be sending out from different sources trying our best to make it to every address we have.
We love you all more than you'll ever know,
Kelby and Kristi Frederick