I had to share these beautiful words & beautiful testimony that Greg Lopez, sent to me! We have had the blessing of meeting Greg & his family. They traveled from Oregon to Arkansas to visit us & we knew instantly that we were family. The pic, with the hand prints are Alis Artwork that she sent to them last Christmas! This beautiful testimony, is a gift & offers encouragement to us all as we fight Battens disease for our very Brave, Hero, Ali. My heart is touched deeply. Thank you so much Greg & family! This is for Donya, and all of Ali-Nation: I searched the internet for quotes on fingerprints and this one seemed to convey the thought that I would like to share: “Our fingerprints cannot be erased from the lives of those we have touched”. We were at church the other day where they were having a baby dedication for two families that had new little ones. I have witnessed countless dedications in the past and so this one was just another of many, no big deal. But as I listened to what was being said, thoughts of Ali and her family crept into my thinking and I began to well up with the emotion that should have been there to begin with. I thought that this was surely the type of thing that Donya had envisioned for her life (forgive me, I know I am taking some liberties here). I think that it is very possible that she had desired a basic kind of existence in middle class suburbia, raising her two children in the church and watching them grow and prosper just as any parent would. But this, apparently, was not God’s complete plan for her. She has expressed to all of us on several occasions how much she misses her Mini-Me, and who could blame her. I think all our hearts ache along with hers, although not to the extent that Donya’s and her family’s hearts must ache. But I believe in my heart that God has great things in store for this mom and family that we all care so much about. As for Ali, she is doing MORE THAN just fine and I am amazed by the following that has been created by Donya’s desire to share this precious little girl’s life with all of us. Ali’s following has spread throughout these United States of America, and not only here in this country! I know of people in England, South Africa, Norway, and Puerto Rico, just to name a few. I am sure that there are others in far away places that I am not aware of. Together, we desire to keep Ali’s legacy alive and well. Some of us are near, and some of us are far away but we all stand by Donya and her family’s side with unending prayers and well wishes. I guess my point in all this is that out of this devastating loss, a movement of followers has come about. Our lives are marked by the fingerprints of this little girl and they can NEVER be erased!!! I can’t overemphasize the point that this story is not yet finished and we all look forward to seeing what comes next! In the mean time….....we have these fingerprints. #we #are #ali-nation
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:49:12 +0000
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