Our Angel Mito Monkey: Church Tonight

George's Guardian's of Grace Projects

Stocking project is now in full force collecting donations. We have a list of the items we can use. You can also choose to sponsor a stocking in memory or honor of someone else. We will include a paragraph or two in the cards we place in the stockings to let the recipient know about the person that means so much to you. Our paypal account is posted on this page and ready to take donations. Email us for a list of items needed or with any questions or information you would like included on a sponsored stocking/donation.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Church Tonight

Tonight Hugh and I both decided to go to church tonight for the Ash Wednesday service. I really needed to go to church. There is a whole new meaning when we go there now. Some of George's ashes are there in their memorial garden. Both Hugh and I stopped and kneeled to visit with our angel. It was so odd but something I know I needed. Tears streemed down my face as I touched the ground where he was laid to rest. We stopped again once the service was over and I made the sign of the cross over his grave just as I did on his forehead when he was alive.

I lit a candle for him before the service. While I was there I just kept asking God for the strength to get through all of this. I am so greatful that I have my faith and also that Hugh and I have an awsome relationship. We have been coping with all of this together. Individually we have our moments but we know together we can overcome anything. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my entire life.

This evening before church we got a call on the phone. It was the medical examiners office. He had a bunch of questions he asked me about George and our family from the SIDS foundation. I don't know why they needed all the info but we gave it to him. He was very nice. Unfortunately, he didn't know much about Mito and I spent a lot of time explaining it to him. There were tons of questions and he felt bad for asking them but we got through the whole thing. He just kept telling me I was a trooper and that he was greatful that I understood his need to ask the questions. The day George died, he was here in the house while we were at the hospital and he was taking pictures and going over the George's bed. I hope that we will get the autopsy resluts soon so we can find some sort of closure with all of this.

I have poste some pictures from the service in Saturday. You will have to scroll all the way down. His service was so beautiful, we could not have asked for anything more. You can now see for yourself how beautiful it was. Hopefully by the weekend we will have some video from the service that I can add a link to.

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Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37“Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ 41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44“Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ 45“Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Obituary

George Charles Garman of Lumberton, born September 9, 2009, awoke in the Lord's loving arms on Friday, January 29, 2010. He was a beloved infant-son, brother, grandson, nephew, and light to all during his time on Earth, and his beautiful smile and infectious laugh continue to live on in the memories of all who knew him. The gifts he bestowed upon everyone he encountered are especially recalled fondly by his parents, Hugh and Nicole Garman (Arnao), brothers, Richard, Joshua, and Michael, grandparents, Michael and Barbara Arnao, and Alice and the late Frank Garman, and his great-grandparents Charles and Catherine Arnao and the late George and Frieda Miller. While the four short months he shared with his loved ones were made all too brief due to his fight with Mitochondrial Disease, his memory will live on forever. A celebration of George's life will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010. Calling hours will be from 12:00-2:00 PM at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, 489 Main St., Lumberton, NJ 08048. A celebratory service will begin at 2 PM with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations made in George's name to The Joshua Garman Special Needs Trust c/o J. Robert Steelman 1117 Lambert Dr., Westhampton, NJ 08060. Condolences may be sent to www.koschekandporterfuneralhome.com