Submitted Entry: Grandma M

Elias, Katharine and Michael, My heart is bursting, it is so filled with love for you all, it is too much. I wish I could be there with you. I just watched the videos of Elias again, including the newest. You are so loved, you are so rich to have each other. Elias, God has given you to two wonderful people. He knew they would be able to take care of your precious soul. All of us, your Aunts and Uncles, your Grandmas and Grandpas, your family and friends are all praying for you. We love you. I love you. Katharine, I am so proud of you, my baby girl. Michael, you are more than just a son-in-law, you are a son. I was so happy to have been able to be there on Elias' birthday. I only wish I could have stayed longer. That day was one the most powerfully emotional days in my life. I wanted to make things better for you, to be strong for you, I tried really hard. You, two, as I have always said and as everyone knows were meant to find each other. God brought you together and has given Elias to you. This has become one of my favorites expressions of strength:What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. I love you all unconditionally & forever, Mom.

Elias' Grandma M