*Thank you, Melissa, for the pictures!
James Edward Davis.
The name we gave him.
Our son.
A beautiful place, near the pasture, on the way every time you walk to the barn at my parents’ house.
Planting a sweet cherry tree that will bear fruit every summer on James’ birthday.
We read James our letters. We grieved the things we have lost. We shared tears over one orphan. One orphan who was loved. For whom we have prayed for the last five years.
Some of his extended family was there… That he was loved by others touches my heart.
We tied our letters to the balloon… and let it go. We hope James likes the balloon when it gets up to him in heaven:
oh i am so so sorry! i did not know this had happenned and do not have the words! just huge hugs and tears for your boy from the uk xxxxxxxxx
He will always hold a place in our hearts. There will only be one James Edward Davis in your family. His name belongs to him, as he belonged to you. I feel a wistfulness because he was taken before we could know him. We won’t forget him.
I don’t know if wistfulness is the right word. Don’t know how to describe it exactly. and don’t know how to edit these comments. I take great comfort knowing that God loves little James and has always been right there with him, even through the hard times. I just wish he’d had you there too. Love you both.
Oh, this is so precious. The pictures speak a million words about how much love your family has. Thank you for sharing. (((HUGS))) and prayers.
We lost our first daughter we adopted with Down Syndrome at 5 months old after several unsuccessful surgeries. She was with us 4 months. We still miss her, that was 23 years ago.
What a beautiful picture, what beautiful hearts.
Beautiful. HUGS!!!