Elias' Beach

 

In loving memory of Elias Abel, born 10/11/2017.

THREE.

My baby boy Elias, you would have turned 3 today.

How my heart aches for and misses you exceedingly mid-September through October of every year.

Three. 

          It is easy to think about the 

                    what ifs, 

                    what life would be like with you in it, 

                    what your peers are doing 

                              but I cannot let my mind stay static there.

          Our heavenly Father who cares for you now 

                    saw fit to bring you Home when He did.

                              His ways are always perfect!

Three years of intense firsthand witness to God's faithfulness, kindness, and goodness more than we could ever dream.

We did not think we would be able to get away this year with COVID, 

          but somehow Baba found a last-minute rental at our beach, our place, 

                    and where I like to think your ashes rest.

The king of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine forever.

And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever.

          - "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" by John Rutter