tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post5089920679532936590..comments2023-11-02T07:25:58.447-06:00Comments on Mending Hearts and Bending Knees: Hope's Perfect HeartAmy Koslowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614092149616333620noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-63412536413220388262013-11-02T14:23:02.722-06:002013-11-02T14:23:02.722-06:00<3 <3 <3 Remembering Hope always . Prayer...<3 <3 <3 Remembering Hope always . Prayers for Sadie, Shawn & yourself Amy. Today Hope is on my mind so much . I am not sure why as I do not personally know any of you just from the blog. Every time I see hearts or the word " hope " in any form your beautiful Angel is the first thing that comes to my thoughts. Through your journey with Hope , I realized how important God really is. Not only how important but I seen the strength your family had even with Hope's condition. You showed me what I want to be with Christ. Thank you for that and may God forever be with you all. May your pregnancy be excellent and may God fulfill your life with another beautiful blessing. Hope will never be forgotten for the strength & courage she carried. Missing you Hope and all your lovely pictures and stories we were able to share with you. Rest in the arms of Jesus , precious Angel and enjoy being whole. One day Mommy , Daddy, Sadie & the future of the family along with all your relatives & friends will reunite with you & Nannie in God's beautiful garden.Dianne Duchenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-88185983822967577242013-06-20T21:33:07.629-06:002013-06-20T21:33:07.629-06:00I am amazed by your faith...
As tears stream down ...I am amazed by your faith...<br />As tears stream down my face, after reading your story...I want you to know your baby girl's life touched my heart here in Texas. Thank you for sharing. And you are so right, your angel is flying in Heaven. She has been set free from her sickness and has no pain. She is able to run to Jesus's loving arms....praying for your family. <3HKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127522730226281616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-18173930236854565702013-05-26T09:27:41.265-06:002013-05-26T09:27:41.265-06:00Dear Amy,
I have not been able to stop thinking o...Dear Amy,<br /><br />I have not been able to stop thinking of Hope. I am so sorry for your loss and the pain you are in. I have known no greater pain than losing my baby (also to HLHS). Please know how much I am thinking of you and remembering Hope and how much I learned from you both along this journey you've been so brave to share with the rest of us.<br /><br />Much love to you and your family,<br />Jenn <3jmassdinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783806316921382699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-16995975142274522422013-05-25T18:36:18.714-06:002013-05-25T18:36:18.714-06:00I am so very sorry. Sending a hug and praying that...I am so very sorry. Sending a hug and praying that Heaven will feel so very close. You will see your sweet girl again. This life is but a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683263698741030695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-22541560241043828332013-05-25T15:30:12.954-06:002013-05-25T15:30:12.954-06:00I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing...I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I have cried many tears for your little Hope, but know that she is with Jesus. I cannot imagine your sense of loss and pray that God will give you the strength to go on and that he would comfort you in the difficult days to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-58371372187554549702013-05-25T06:05:01.821-06:002013-05-25T06:05:01.821-06:00So sorry for your loss. Our first child died at 1 ...So sorry for your loss. Our first child died at 1 week old of undiagnosed HLHS. Please feel free to email me if you'd like.<br />MeganAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179102109070029599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-84685408569388136982013-05-25T01:12:48.358-06:002013-05-25T01:12:48.358-06:00words cant not say sorry . your time was short but...words cant not say sorry . your time was short but god gave you hope to love and your love will follow on forever. sorry for your loss. the pratt family hugs xoxoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128582012703692718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-86987039262493613432013-05-24T22:37:54.471-06:002013-05-24T22:37:54.471-06:00Amy, Shawn, and Sadie,
Thank you for sharing Hope....Amy, Shawn, and Sadie,<br />Thank you for sharing Hope. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-19185523596622158552013-05-24T21:30:02.799-06:002013-05-24T21:30:02.799-06:00Hi Amy, I am a friend of Katie's and though I ...Hi Amy, I am a friend of Katie's and though I have never met you, your family or sweet baby Hope - I feel like our mutual friend has bridged the gap. I read your blog and cried. Even my husband knows about Hope. He found me crying last night when I was reading your blog in the backyard on our first family vacation. Him and my almost one year old son gave me a hug. I felt strange crying as you don't know me and I have never met Hope. But the heartache is unimaginable as I know how much I am in love with my son. And I know how much you loved Hope, and that love must have just been solidified by all of the hardship you saw your innocent baby experience in her short life. It's truly amazing to know how one little girl can touch the lives of so many people in this world. xoxo LynseyLynsey Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782336556344103924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-53818499515968798832013-05-24T14:46:22.312-06:002013-05-24T14:46:22.312-06:00Shawn, Amy and Sadie,
Thanks for sharing your jour...Shawn, Amy and Sadie,<br />Thanks for sharing your journey. You have so beautifully woven your journey into words. May you now feel the sharing of your sorrow and loss by all those that Hope has touched and changed through you. Although Hope's physical heart has stopped beating, may you feel encouraged and comforted knowing that she has left many hearts beating for her and reaching out to you. Even her name-Hope- carries such a profound message. May you be buoyed by the memory and joy that she has given you and left with you, as you now walk this new journey of "Hope". <br />Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-73445543694417696562013-05-24T14:14:24.199-06:002013-05-24T14:14:24.199-06:00Amy, although I don't know you or your family ...Amy, although I don't know you or your family personally, the news of Hope's loss has left me and so many others in tears because you have shared your experience with us. I know someday you will see Hope again. God who is loving and merciful will reunite all his children in the eternal life he has promised. You have been such a good and loving mother, valuing life in a world where many do not. I will pray for your family as you grieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-35858342444148928282013-05-24T11:58:05.045-06:002013-05-24T11:58:05.045-06:00I have followed your blog and fb daily since our d...I have followed your blog and fb daily since our daughter, Kara spent an unforgettable night with Hope in December. It is so hard to understand why your family had this journey, but please know that you have touched our hearts and so many other hearts with your courage,strength and faith. We continue to pray for you and your family and have the comfort to know that Hope is in the arms of Jesus with her "new and perfect heart". <br />Brenda and Kevin<br />Your family has been part of our prayer chain and I have copied some of their prayers and wishes:<br /><br />Please pass on my deep sadness for them as this confirms some of the posts I read on FB. I prayed often yesterday throughout the evening for their strength as they face the inevitable tsunami of grief. I know God can comfort us but that often he seems far away in our most difficult moments. I pray that He will reach them each in a tangible way that allows them to begin healing from both the trauma of her illness and her loss. <br />Rhonda<br /><br />I'm crying, it was so hard to read this. I hope Amy and Shawn know that I have prayed for their baby girl every day since you started sending us this updates and I will continue to pray as they grieve.<br />Wendy<br /><br />How Utterly Brutal. My Father said (after losing Karen) this is something no parent should have to live through, it's not natural. I trust God will give them more strength, comfort and peace then they have known. Maybe she will continue to blog as part of the healing process. I think people would continue to read it. I saw her mothers interview on tv. I'm glad her Family is here now.<br />Sharon<br /><br /> They will be in our thoughts and prayers for these loving people.<br />RandeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-4264793565691105622013-05-24T10:03:31.335-06:002013-05-24T10:03:31.335-06:00Dear Shawn, Amy, and Sadie,
My family has been pra...Dear Shawn, Amy, and Sadie,<br />My family has been praying for you on this incredibly hard, hard journey. My husband and I cried together when we read that Hope had been taken home by God. Words can't say how sorry I am to hear that Hope has been taken home early. I say Early because it is far too early. We all want our kids to be healthy, to outlive us. That's what's right. It's God's will that None should perish. Maybe you already know and feel this, Shawn and Amy, but I just want to say it's okay to grieve, to get angry, to scream, to cry out to God, to yell at God and ask WHY until you loose your voice. It's okay. You don't have to have it all together. The storm will rage, and sometimes we have no control over it. What you are walking through is the Valley of The Shadow of Death, and He is with you all the way, but it is so, so, hard. I am thankful that we can fall to pieces in God's arms. How He weeps alongside you. I don't believe it was God's will that Hope was taken early. I believe we live in a fallen world with sickness and loss and death is a thief. I hope and pray that you won't receive too many cards that say, This is God's will. I understand people write it because they mean well, and it's our adopted Christian lingo. In some cases loss is God's will, but in other cases it's not true. (Before people write "It's God's will" to Shawn and Amy, or anyone who's lost anyone they love, please pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit first. Just because something happens in this world--or even in the Bible i.e. Abraham prostituting Sarah to a king...WRONG!!--doesn't mean it's God's will. Kids starving isn't God's will. Murder isn't God's will. In fact, He hates that crap, as seen throughout the Bible.) I received those well-intentioned cards after my baby was gone, and it didn't comfort. It actually hurt, and it took me a while, but I forgave.<br /><br />I know God has used Hope's journey as a way to build and edify faith for others in Christ (me included)--and Jesus is drawing people to Himself through this hard, hard, time. I also know that God wanted Hope alive, healthy, and giggling as a baby, curious as a toddler, discovering her own faith as a young girl, growing in that faith as a teen, and maybe one day planning her wedding with Amy, sharing a dance with Shawn, and having Sadie in her wedding party who might tell some embarrassing childhood stories about her younger sister at the podium before getting more serious and telling the celebrants what an amazing person Hope, her best-friend and sister, had become. Death is a thief. <br /><br />I mourn alongside you for Hope. I know what it is to lose a child (for a time it's debilitating, bile-enducing, gut-wrenching pain), and there is a hollow pit that echos your entire life whenever the child's name is said or their face is envisioned because they should be with you. I am praying for God's peace, which transcends all understanding, to envelop you and your family. When I couldn't pray myself, I put on Sixpence None the Richer's Let Everything That Has Breath to pray or I read Romans 8:26 and listened to the Holy Spirit groan within.<br /><br />Peace and Comfort to you all Godspeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-70473345644684349862013-05-23T21:19:29.025-06:002013-05-23T21:19:29.025-06:00Hope my tears and many more from others, will help...Hope my tears and many more from others, will help to gently, wash away some of your pain. Sending prayers...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-88068148391748095332013-05-23T19:56:00.614-06:002013-05-23T19:56:00.614-06:00Hello Amy & Shawn,
I've been following yo...Hello Amy & Shawn,<br /><br />I've been following your story from the beginning and praying for your beautiful baby and entire family. God could not have entrusted this little girl to better parents. I'm so sorry for your heartbreaking loss, but am so glad that your hope (and your Hope) is with Jesus. I will never forget your story, and will always remember you guys in my prayers.<br /><br />God bless,<br />Deanne<br />Ontario, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-52047790021884433952013-05-23T19:18:52.046-06:002013-05-23T19:18:52.046-06:00I have been following Hope's story for a long ...I have been following Hope's story for a long time now. Unfortunately, I've been away from my computer for close to a week. I came back today and went to check up on her and your family. I was shocked and heartbroken. I have no words - nothing to ease your pain - other than to say I have cried many tears for you tonight. Hope has touched my life and I will continue to keep your family in my prayers. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629636752114571710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-63109694941996292262013-05-23T14:11:15.990-06:002013-05-23T14:11:15.990-06:00Amy - I have been following your updates thanks to...Amy - I have been following your updates thanks to Kendall Podhordeski, who has been faithfully sharing them on Facebook since the beginning. My son was born 4 years ago with a heart defect, and we have been in and out of the hospital with him through three surgeries. Even though I don't know you directly, when I read that Hope had died, I wept. I could relate to much of your journey to a point but cannot fathom the pain you feel now. With my tears I pray God will give you and your family much grace and strength and healing. Please know that many hearts ache for you. - PatrickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-43047644627016098822013-05-23T14:04:44.722-06:002013-05-23T14:04:44.722-06:00I am praying for you and can not imagine. May God&...I am praying for you and can not imagine. May God's arms wrap around your family and pull you together towards Him. Thank you for sharing your God-seeking hope and your honesty through this journey. Know that you are not alone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056452993826588643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-27780420634208248542013-05-23T13:32:24.434-06:002013-05-23T13:32:24.434-06:00I am praying for you as well! I am so sorry for yo...I am praying for you as well! I am so sorry for your huge loss!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056452993826588643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-51737164661708920852013-05-23T12:24:09.316-06:002013-05-23T12:24:09.316-06:00Wow, after seeing how many comments there are I...Wow, after seeing how many comments there are I'm sure one more isn't going to make much difference... I just found your blog today and I am sitting here in tears reliving my son's death. No parent should have to go through this... but I found it helped to know you weren't the only one. If you are interested, you can see the blog I have for my son www.deklynsjourney.blogspot.ca Please know I am praying for you, no words can help what you are feeling. I wish I could make it easier... but if it helps to talk with someone who has been through a tough road with their child I am here for you.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818684209091872510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-69533177407028430322013-05-23T11:32:18.281-06:002013-05-23T11:32:18.281-06:00I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss! Althou...I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss! Although we don't know one another, I've been following your blog & praying for Hope. As a mother myself, my heart aches for you & your family. May you find comfort in knowing that your sweet baby girl is with her Lord & Saviour! She is safe in His arms, no more pain, no more suffering...and she does now have her perfect heart! I will continue to uplift you & your family in prayer. Please know, that Hope made a huge impact in so many lives...even those who did not know her. You also, have shown amazing strength & I know you've been an encouragement to so many! Through Hope's story & your incredible faith in God...I have no doubt that lives have been changed! Thank you for sharing Hope's journey with us! ♥ <br /><br />Beth K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-69075696366856593042013-05-23T11:25:29.941-06:002013-05-23T11:25:29.941-06:00Amy
Like so many, our family has followed your jo...Amy <br />Like so many, our family has followed your journey. Know that we have cried with you this week and continue to mourn with you for little Hope. <br />Rachael Drummnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-17108445630595451492013-05-23T11:25:22.602-06:002013-05-23T11:25:22.602-06:00I am a Grandmother of 21 living far away from wher...I am a Grandmother of 21 living far away from where you are geographically, but my heart and my prayer is with you. I am so touched by the grace and understanding you have in our God. It shows to all, the relationship He has designed for us draws us closer to Him and His promises. Ther is one thing I felt compelled to tell you, God never wastes anything that we experience in our lives. He will use this for your good as he promised," My thoughts for you are for good and not evil all the days of your lives". That includes your baby too. Sometimes we do not understand how God works, but all His love for us is to bring us to 'that expected end' of life fully given to Him. <br />I expect to see by baby and grandbabies that are with Jesus some day too, but know He had a plan for them and for the mothers involved from the very beginning. They really are held in loving arms and will be nurtured to the day we meet them there. IF we allow God to work in us the end He has designed for us. <br />Be comforted to know your little Hope is in His loving arms. <br />God bless. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-26025952856379708912013-05-23T10:49:41.652-06:002013-05-23T10:49:41.652-06:00I have no words to say, but I am so sorry for your...I have no words to say, but I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you are all going through, but God does and he knows best how to comfort at times like this. I promise to continue to keep you in our prayers.<br />Jon and KathieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620800315071767228.post-41783789426060825092013-05-23T10:49:17.973-06:002013-05-23T10:49:17.973-06:00I don't know you and just found out about your...I don't know you and just found out about your journey with Hope. Your faith in God and your strength throughout your journey is very inspiring. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family as you begin a new journey with Hope watching from above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com