I wish everything I write on this blog could be about happy, joyful, fun times we share as a family, but that just isn’t everyday life, and this blog is about our journey through life. This post is about one of those moments in life that you pray you never have to experience and ache that anyone has to go through.
Sunday, November 13, my cousin’s youngest son, Stevie, earned his angel wings. He was only three. While his time here was way to short, the love he shared will live on forever in all of us.
Steven’s smile and laughter filled everyone’s heart with joy. He was “all boy,” one of my favorite memories of him was throwing sand on the beach, he just couldn’t help himself no matter how many times you tried to get him to do otherwise. He loved his brother and sister, and was up for anything from playing on the DS to taking care of baby dolls.
We know Stevie will be taken care of in heaven, he has his two grandfathers up there to look after him. (Steven John Rowland)
Our family is in shock and totally numb right now. We’re not sure why he was taken from this Earth so early, we’re just trusting that God’s plan is right. I remember a phrase from the funeral of a friend and old intern, “He accomplished everything God sent him here to do, and it was time for him to go back home.” This has stayed with me and has given me some comfort with Stevie’s death, I hope it can give others the same. We are headed down to Georgia Friday to give him the homecoming service this sweet boy so deserves. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers, they are heard and felt.
Steven “Stevie” Walter Rowland
3 comments:
Thinking about y'all.
Oh Erin, thank you for sharing. Those are honorable words, and your entire family are in our prayers. Love.
That was beautiful..
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