Profoundly Seth: Still missing

Still Missing: Remembering Sara and Jeramy

Two people who meant the world to me passed away a year ago, and not a single day goes by that I don't think of them and wish they were still here.

Sara had a laugh you couldn't help but catch, a humor that was equal parts tender and wry, and my friends and I still trade one of our old inside jokes and start laughing right before the tears come. She remains the finest model of a well-lived life I've ever known. Through everything she endured and all the pain she carried, she unfailingly picked joy. I try to make that same choice every day, and I hope she would be proud of me.

Jeramy was the most magnetic person I've ever known. As a little kid I'd trail after my older cousin, begging to tag along, and he never turned me down. He was always up for a deep, soul-searching talk, and he genuinely cared about what everyone had to say. He had a gift for making you feel special, significant, and loved.

I miss them. I always will.

Photo shared in memory of Sara and Jeramy — A memory I hold close

Another treasured photo from the remembrance post — Always in my thoughts

Posted by El at 8:39 AM

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I'm Ellyn, and you're welcome to call me El. I love God, my kids, and my family. I read a great deal and I shop a fair amount too. I'm creative without being crafty, sarcastic (though I'd rather say witty), and a devoted texter. I procrastinate more than I should and I'm rarely on time. I'm doing my best to move through a life full of unexpected twists with laughter and grace.

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Ava, the dramatic and theatrical eldest — Ava: dramatic, theatrical, operatic, and dreaming of archaeology

Jace, the brave bug-killer of the house — Jace: all green all the time, very brave, and hoping to be a knight

Eli, greatly loved and greatly missed — Eli: stillborn into our waiting arms and born alive into the arms of our Savior

Seth, profoundly deaf and profoundly loved — Seth: our miracle, who received bilateral cochlear implants at eight months

Evany, the fifth piece of the family puzzle — Evany: the fifth piece of our puzzle and a daily delight

Coen Rhys McCall, the youngest — Coen Rhys McCall: quickly learning to hold his own with his siblings

Seth arrived early with a long list of concerns, yet he has pushed through every obstacle with God's grace. Diagnosed as profoundly deaf in infancy, he received bilateral cochlear implants at eight months old. After seeing the character of our son, we say he is PROFOUNDLY SETH.