Life and Death

We just got the news. We knew it was coming. Jacob's cousin has a little daughter who just passed away from the awful disease of our time:Cancer...
We were privileged to spend a few minutes with her this past weekend up in her hospital room.
We went up as a family Sat. morning, she was awake then, but in alot of pain.
I couldnt get her off my mind and went up by myself for a few hours Sunday night and had the chance to lay next to her.
There is something sacred about birth and death. We were not that close to her but this did not stop us from caring for her and her health/well being.
I hugged my own children alot tighter that night and continue to. I have no idea what it is like as a parent to lose a child. We pray for their little family.
A song is running through my mind:
Una familia dios me dio, le amo de verdad, y yo con El yo quiero estar por la eternidad. Eternas pueden ser las familias por el divino plan, yo quiero heredar el celestial hogar por la mia por la eternidad, por todo, la eternidad. (excuse the spelling ,it has been awhile since writing in this beautiful language)