After lots of discussion I think we have finally decided on a plan for celebrating our son.
One of the things that has stuck with us throughout Rowan’s life is how much everyone’s help allowed us to truly spend time with him and focus on our family.
So what we would like to do, is throw a party to say thank you. If you brought a meal, contributed to a gift card, sat with Rowan, visited us, made something, sent us something in the mail, came up to the hospital, brought drinks, or took pictures, or ANYTHING to help us throughout the last year, we would love for you to join us.
On Friday, from 6-9pm we will be opening our home up. We are going to have snack foods and drinks available and we would love to just visit with all of you and express our gratitude.
We will also be showing some of our favorite pictures of our little man and remembering his amazing life. We will be speaking at 6:30 and at 8:00 and we will be toasting our little hero as well.
Several of you have asked about how you can donate in Rowan’s honor. If you would like to make donations, there will be boxes available at our home for the Might Oakes Heart Foundation (supporting families of children with CHD at St. Louis Children’s), the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Mended Little Hearts of Tulsa.
For those of you unable to attend, we will be posting a video of our thanks and the slideshow afterwards.
I will post directions to our house (which is near 131st and Sheridan) on the day of so that I can remove the post afterward.
We hope to see you there so we can express our thanks!
*Please don’t wear black! We are celebrating Rowan and thanking you! Wear something colorful and COOL because it’s HOT outside.
Hope to see you there!
Thinking about you and your beautiful family. I hope the celebration is a blessing to you, and that it becomes a happy memory for all that attend. Yall deserve to really enjoy it, for yourselves and for Rowans honor.
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ReplyDeleteThe celebration is a great idea and I won't be able to be there physically but I will be thinking about you all at that time and thinking what a celebration for a Little Man. My arms and love reach all the way from Virginia to you.
ReplyDeleteGeorgann Wampler, Big Stone gap, Virginia
I've read your blogs and am impressed by it so very much! So sorry that your family here in Virginia can't be there with you for the beautiful celebration of life, that you're giving baby Rowan. I would have loved to have met him. Just know that are thoughts,prayers,and love are with you there.I mailed cards out to you, the other day. Much love to you all, Aunt Mare
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