Bloghardt's Reflector

Very often, I'm asked to give comfort to people by telling them Sophia's story.  This is a response to one of those emails.  The email is to L.P. whose grandson, Phoenix, was born with complications.  I thought that this email might give some comfort to someone going through the same things with their child.  I've adapted it with the grandfather's permission.

In the name of Jesus. Amen.  I got your email and paused because I wanted to collect my thoughts.  Hearing about your story was like a shot to the chest - it reminded me of everything that we went through with my daughter.  

My experience cannot do anything but tell you about what happened to Sophia.  My daughter's story is on my blog in various places (Sophia's Reflection) and ("My Little Bump-on-a-Log").  But, hearing about other people's experiences only gave me a little bit of peace, but it would pass as I rocked my daughter and wondered if I would be soon be preaching at her funeral. 

So... this was written by my son Thomas...

"My favorite friends are everybody.  Everybody is my friend even Jesus.  Everybody is my friends.  Everybody is the best.  I even love my family.  I even