Missing Austin ~ 3.5 Years

We miss our Austin.  No one and nothing will alter that fact.

We will miss him until we are reunited in Heaven.

It's been three and a half years since the Lord called him Home.

It hardly seems possible that we have been physically separated that long.

Sometimes it seems longer and at other times, shorter.

It's a difficult thing to process and to explain.

We continue to talk to ourselves and fill up our hearts with truth.

The truth of where he is and what he is experiencing.

The Bible tells us that we cannot even imagine how amazing it is!

We are so happy for our son.  We are thankful for the reality that is his.

But, we miss having him here with us.  

His smile, his presence, his voice.

Our other three are growing up and catching up.

Both Calvin and Fraser have passed Austin in height.

It's a bittersweet thing to witness the two boys together

without their big brother in the mix.  It hurts.

Emma is becoming a woman.  She was a still a girl
when her big brother was called home to Heaven.

The rawness of the grief is gone.  The sting of it has dulled.
In its place is an undercurrent of reflective sadness mingled with expectant hope.
We are altered because of the experience.  We trust it has been for the good.
It has made us slow down more and take stock more and be still more.

Things and stuff and experiences matter less.  People matter more.
Eternal things matter most.  So, we seek to share the good news of
our Saviour to all who will listen as the opportunities arise.



The days and moments we are given are gifts.
What we do with our time here matters.
Before long, our life here will be complete.
And in the end, the eternal things will be all that remain.



So, we reflect and we remember.  And, we press on.
We put one foot in front of the other ~ step by step, we move forward.
We carry precious memories with us.  And, we make new ones.
God is faithful to carry us and to give all that we stand in need of.

We serve the same great God our Austin serves.
We seek to praise Him as our Austin is continually doing.
One day, our journey here will be done,
and the Lord will call us home to Heaven, too.

Until then, we are seeking to follow wherever He leads.
And, to serve our Saviour as long as He has us here.
By His grace and for His glory.  Alone.

With Love,
Camille

**All images in this post are from Austin's little years.