Hope's funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 25th, at Foothills Alliance Church in Calgary, Alberta, (333 Edgepark Blvd NW) at 1:00 p.m. There will be a private visitation on Friday night at 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations to heartbeats.ca would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you.
We are working on having the funeral service streamed live on the internet but we're not sure, at this point, if it's possible.
We would be honoured by your attendance at Hope's funeral as we remember her short but impactful life. She has changed our world and we know that many of you feel the same.
Thank you for keeping Shawn and Amy and Sadie and the rest of their families in your prayers during these extremely heartbreaking days.
I will be there in spirit and praying for you from Regina. I would be honoured to share in the celebration of Hope's life by watching a streamed video (if it can be possible). Love and countless prayers are continually sent to all of you.
ReplyDeleteHolding you all up in my prayers from Edmonton. May the Lord bless you and keep you all in the palms of His hands as you journey through these difficult days.
ReplyDeleteOur deepest sympathy to your entire family. As a mother of 3, I can't begin to imagine the overwhelming grief that you are experiencing. I have been following your blog for months now and found your strength to be miraculous. May this incredible strength and your faith in God bring you comfort in the difficult days ahead. Our prayers are with you all - God's richest blessings and love upon your beautiful angel Hope - she is truly an "angel of Hope" for all of us.
ReplyDeleteperhaps the funeral could be recorded and put on online? I would really like to attend, but unfortunately I am busy that afternoon. So I wouldn't be able to watch a live video-streaming either. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI would be honored to attend via live streaming from the funeral home. I do hope they are able to do this for all. Hope became a family & friend conversation between us from the beginning when Amy first started her blog. Through Amy's blog here I have felt like they were family and many times with her tears I also cried and with the days of joy I was able to celebrate with her. Praying to God that the ultra sound was wrong , then praying everyday for Hope to pull through and for Amy & Shawn to find the strength & keep the belief they had in God. Sadie has been an awesome child through all this and has excellent parents , grandparents & friends to follow. What a great adult she will make one day. Today I pray for God to be with them as they go through this time period of their life. When I received my call Tuesday night telling me of Hope's passing I could not control myself from crying my eyes out. Not for me as much as for the hurt & shock it would cause Amy & Shawn & so many others as Hope had been down this road so many times. I know Hope is now whole in Heaven with our Lord and playing free with Lincoln & so many others but how can ones heart not break when such a wee girl fought so hard for 13 months to stay and impact this world so much with her story & Amy's wonderful inspiration to all. Her loss is so heartbreaking as so many times the roller coaster of their life always came back to the top of the hill. I know this shock hit me as if I knew the Koslowski's personally and there is nothing more that would make me more honored than being able to attend Hope's funeral. May God bless and hold you all within his loving arms as the days go on. Hugs to all and trust in God to share his plan with all. I would like it if when Amy is stabilized with yet another new lifestyle that you would relay a message for me of Thank you for sharing such a experience and allowing all of us to be part of it with her. Every time things seemed to go sour with our own lifes I always remembered how very fortunate God has made my life. Thank you also to you for keeping us posted , it is greatly appreciated. Hugs
ReplyDeleteShawn and Amy,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry we can't be there for the funeral, we will be in Nova Scotia. We'll continue in prayer for you and your family. I can barely imagine the pain you are facing, my prayer is that God will meet you in your darkest moments and bring you into His arms.
with love,
Mariena
Amy and Shawn: My prayers are with your family, especially for the very difficult day on Saturday. May God comfort you and be your rock.
ReplyDeletePrayers and thoughts are with you. It would be wonderful if it was taped and put online for all of us here in Ontario and elsewhere
ReplyDeleteI feel so lost...what happened in between the last couple posts and now? I am so sorry to hear about your loss. She was precious and I always looked forward to reading on her progress believing for a miracle.
ReplyDeleteAmy..I do not know you but I am friends with people from Renfrew Baptist. I read your blog and cried many times with the incredible challenges you faced as a young family. God be with you as you face these next days. Maybe one day our paths will cross and I will get to meet you...this amazing mom of Hope...that has been refined by fire. You are an inspiration to all of us. God be with you and may you feel the ever present arms of Jesus around every day. With Love, Pat Mealey
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have not met you I feel like I do since my grandchildren have kept me posted. Please know we will continue to pray for your sweet family as you walk this valley. You are not alone. "Blessings" by Laura Story reminds us Jesus is right there with you.
ReplyDeleteI keep checking back to your blog like there has been some kind of mistake. My heart is broken for you. I firmly believe that baby Hope could not of been loved any more then she was and will always be by so many people. I've cheered your family on whenever anything took a turn for the better and celebrated those little victories with you in spirit and have quietly cried and wondered why would one so small and precious have to face so much pain and do many obstacles. Hopes passing is still not registering and I can't imagine your pain and loss. She's left an imprint in my heart that will be there for life.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace sweet baby girl. Rest in peace.
May you feel the arms of our loving Saviour wrapped tightly around you during this time. My heart and prayers go out to you all.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I haven't met you,I've been following your journey with little Hope and praying. I extend my warmest sympathy to all of you at this heart-breaking time.May you feel His presence with you-'underneath me all around me is the current of Thy love.'God bless you all tomorrow and as you face the days ahead!
ReplyDeleteHey Amy & Shawn,
ReplyDeletestill praying for u all esp. the young mother Amy. just make sure u get the rest u need today. u will thank urself tomorrow. i lost my mom which still seems like yesterday but it's not but we were close & it was exhausting only cuz I don't eat wen I m so sad & hardly sleep. so out of my experience maybe try to eat & get alone & try to rest abit. so tomorrow doesn't have to b as exhausting. Well I haven't stop praying for u all!
from ur sister in Christ,
Barb from Northern BC
Praying for you from Burlington Ontario.
ReplyDeleteDear Amy and Shawn, I'm praying for you and grieving with you over the loss of your precious heart baby. May God's grace sustain you and comfort you in the days ahead.
ReplyDeleteI would be honored to stream...but most of all, we are praying for you Amy.
ReplyDeleteDear Amy and Shawn,
ReplyDeleteI have followed along on Hope's journey and cried many times as I have read about your beautiful little girl. I am so very sorry to hear this news. What a brave little girl and what an amazing Mom and Dad. She chose you two for a very good reason. My heart aches for you and your your families. I will be thinking of you today and in the days ahead.
Kris
My condolences Amy , Shawn & Sadie on the passing of your beautiful little angel who is so at peace now in God's arms!! I will be watching the video stream & thank you so much for letting us in your life this way! I have prayed & prayed for your family & followed your heartbreaking journey , but you have showed me how to be strong in trying times! I had a 32 yr old son(my first born) who died in an accident 13 yrs ago so I know what a rough time you are all having! With God giving us strength & courage, we made it through!! We are at peace knowing our son is with the lord!! Sending you all our prayers today for you, Shawn & your families!!
ReplyDeleteDear Shawn & Amy, Sadie and extended family:
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you at this time.. May our Lord be your comfort and peace at this time... One day we will be together and we will see her again...Sorry I missed the funeral service on
web.. I just saw this and with the time difference two hours it would over.. I live in Ontario.. May the Lord continue to be with you each day ..
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