Hallelujah~Hallie Lynn Green

Hallelujah: Praise the Lord

Today we remembered and rejoiced in the life of Hallie Lynn Green.

Hallie lived 5 days and has done more in her short life than most of us do in our lifetimes. Although she could not see, she has opened the eyes of believers and non-believers to the love of God. And though she may not have been able to hear, so many more have heard of the gift of grace available to us through his son, Jesus. She had not yet learned to speak, but her message was clear, her purpose was complete, her legacy will live on and continue to reach more than we will ever know.

I am grateful for the Green family. So gracefully going before Seth and I and showing us how to walk to the other side of this journey while honoring the God we praise.

If you don't know their story, please click on their blog to the left of my post. There you will see the beautiful Hallie and why we all fell in love with her. Even those of us who never met her.

Please consider encouraging the Greens with a donation to "Hope from Hallie". The Greens have felt led to begin a ministry to provide support to families in similar situations and to walk with them on their journey. Katie has already gathered a group of at least four other women who are in some stage of infant loss. I can assure you that one of the biggest comforts during this time is to know that Hallie (and for me, Porter) will not be forgotten when they are gone. That their lives have purpose and meaning.

You can donate by going to the Ford Family Blog (Katie's friend) to donate to "Hope from Hallie".

http://www.growingfordfamily.bloodspot.com/

Please remember the Greens in your prayers and if you feel led, send them a word of support and love.

Love,
Porter's Mom

I found comfort in this verse from Isaiah tonight.

I will rejoice over Jerusalem
and take delight in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying
will be heard in it no more. "Never again will there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not live out his years;
the one who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach a hundred
will be considered accursed. (Isaiah 65:19, 20 NIV)