Tonight I changed my Facebook profile picture to one of Timmy sitting in the car, on the seat rather than in his car seat. We were crowding people in, his uncle and auntie from WI were visiting and it was tight with his big seat in the car. Obviously Timmy felt 'put out' or funny about not being in his seat plus was a bit intimidated by his uncle, Harvey. He had sneezed a giant sneeze and scared Timmy, making him cry. The rest of us were accustomed to his big sneezes but it startled little Timmy.
After I posted the photo, I started hearing from folks. One lady was his teacher at Precious Lambs and would take the time to soothe him and rock Timmy to sleep in the afternoons. She told me that besides her husband, Timmy was the only one she told about being pregnant and he was excited for her. I never knew this story and it warmed my heart. Amanda said it was their little secret!
Another lady, Robin C., who was at my birthday party a couple weeks ago, used to work at Hallmark before working for Rosewood. She told me the story of being swamped by people in our neighborhood coming in for sympathy cards. She wondered then what was going on, and later found out. Robin said we were connected even before she knew me!
Another lady who sent a message was the branch manager of the bank we used for our business and personal banking. She knew Timmy before he was born! And knew him after as he went everywhere I went. He was quite popular with the ladies. In that same branch was a teller named Melody. She attended the visitation for Timmy and later would tell me how her daughter and she would swing by the cemetery periodically to visit his grave. Do you know how special that makes me feel?
These photos make Timmy look so solemn but he was a joyful little guy overall.
Today on Facebook I read how a mom was practicing the Lord's Prayer with her little son, thinking he wasn't getting anything out of it. Later, when the dad got home, he was asked what he learned that day. The seemingly too busy little guy reported God was his father, lived in heaven, and loved him. Mom and Dad were stunned! When we'd put the boys to bed, Justin being 9 years older than Timmy, we'd ask which prayer we should pray that night. Among the choices were singing "Now the Light Has Gone Away", the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep which sometimes went on and on with people to bless, and the one Timmy called "The Big One"---the Lord's Prayer. My sister donated an art piece with The Big One on a plaque attached to the Lord's Prayer, in his memory. That prayer is one of the first things the students at Precious Lambs learn every year.
Today on Facebook I read how a mom was practicing the Lord's Prayer with her little son, thinking he wasn't getting anything out of it. Later, when the dad got home, he was asked what he learned that day. The seemingly too busy little guy reported God was his father, lived in heaven, and loved him. Mom and Dad were stunned! When we'd put the boys to bed, Justin being 9 years older than Timmy, we'd ask which prayer we should pray that night. Among the choices were singing "Now the Light Has Gone Away", the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep which sometimes went on and on with people to bless, and the one Timmy called "The Big One"---the Lord's Prayer. My sister donated an art piece with The Big One on a plaque attached to the Lord's Prayer, in his memory. That prayer is one of the first things the students at Precious Lambs learn every year.
In both photos above, Timmy is wearing outfits made by his Grandma K. So darn cute!
