Hope, grief, trust, faith...all of these things have been tricky to figure out these days. how do you find joy in the midst of pain? what does it look like to hope when you feel surrounded by disappointment? where's grace and mercy?
I'm not sure that I will find "the answers" to these questions but I hope to wrestle through them, to be honest in the journey.
My college friends Matt and Shannon McNeil find themselves with a life story that holds it's own pain...Their two delightful children Waverly and Oliver tragically have a terminal illness, Sanfilippo or MPS III. I remember when I reconnected with them via Shannon's blog last spring how unimaginable this seemed...And there have been lots of questions of how do we step into this with them? They both have displayed such raw honesty about this journey...The days of anger, good days playing at the park, the saddness and ache. Especially for me these past few weeks I have found myself thinking more and more about the McNeil's...our grief is so different but I feel connected to them too.
Some of their closest friends, Kamarah and Michelle, have invited us to help the McNeil's in a tangible way...Raising funds to help them create a home that will provide them a space to be family while also addressing the physical needs of Waverly and Oliver.
http://www.ahundredforahome.com
I invite you to learn about their story and if it's on your heart to offer a gift to the McNeils...I can't think of anyone better who deserves a bit of tangible grace these days.
I'm not sure that I will find "the answers" to these questions but I hope to wrestle through them, to be honest in the journey.
My college friends Matt and Shannon McNeil find themselves with a life story that holds it's own pain...Their two delightful children Waverly and Oliver tragically have a terminal illness, Sanfilippo or MPS III. I remember when I reconnected with them via Shannon's blog last spring how unimaginable this seemed...And there have been lots of questions of how do we step into this with them? They both have displayed such raw honesty about this journey...The days of anger, good days playing at the park, the saddness and ache. Especially for me these past few weeks I have found myself thinking more and more about the McNeil's...our grief is so different but I feel connected to them too.
Some of their closest friends, Kamarah and Michelle, have invited us to help the McNeil's in a tangible way...Raising funds to help them create a home that will provide them a space to be family while also addressing the physical needs of Waverly and Oliver.
http://www.ahundredforahome.com
I invite you to learn about their story and if it's on your heart to offer a gift to the McNeils...I can't think of anyone better who deserves a bit of tangible grace these days.
2 comments:
thank you for sharing kel...
kelly it turns out that this family is my brother in law's sister graduated with her in 1998 from taylor. i have been praying for the for a long time, thank you so much for posting this on your blog.
-natalie-
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