"Yeti" Is Graduating

For the last year of Daniel's life, he referred to his daddy as "Yeti".  We think it was because of his beard!  :)  As I am typing now, I can still hear Daniel's sweet voice enthusiastically saying this.

Tomorrow Brent will graduate from Dallas Theological Seminary.  10 years it took to complete.  10 years of persevering through the challenges our life has brought.  Both of us are struggling with Daniel not being here.  We had hoped he would be in the photos we will take as a family tomorrow.  We had hoped to see his excitement at the party.  We have imagined this day for a long while, and it was never imagined without Daniel here.  We just feel incomplete without his presence.

I told Brent today that I bet he and Dr. P will be celebrating with us in heaven!  This thought brought some comfort to my heart and it did to his also.  It is just hard.  And we miss him BIG.

Tonight as I was headed to bed, the light was on in Daniel's room.  Everyone else had already gone to bed, so I went in to turn off the light and I found Brent's clothes and gown laying out for tomorrow... and I saw his cap...

...On the "Yeti".  The Yeti Daniel bought at the gift shop outside My Everest at Disney World while he waited for his brothers and sisters to ride.  Before heading to bed, Brent put his graduation cap on the Yeti.

Yes, the "Yeti" is graduating.  And we couldn't be more proud!

But he misses you Daniel.  We all do.