Monday, July 24, 2017

Celebration of Canaan's Life

Arrangements for Canaan's Celebration of Life service have been scheduled, and Becca and Nathan would love anyone who's been touched by her life to attend.

Celebration of Canaan
Saturday, August 5, 2017
7:07 p.m.

Fourth Avenue Church of Christ
117 4th Avenue North
Franklin, TN 37064

Please wear your brightest Islander attire to this service. Becca and Nathan don't want to see any black! Bright colors, flowers, light....no darkness.

Expressions of sympathy can be mailed to:
137 4th Avenue North
Franklin, TN 37064

Before leaving Arkansas, Becca and Nathan were able to meet with Canaan's birth family and talk and grieve, as two sets of parents. They talked about how this adoption and death has forever connected them. Canaan's birth family knows Becca and Nathan will always remember Canaan, and they also made sure the birth family knew Becca and Nathan would keep loving on Murphy and Marshall.

So how are Becca and Nathan doing? They aren't doing well. And they won't be for a while. They are two parents who lost a child. They are grieving. They may not have given physical birth to Canaan, but have no doubt that she was theirs and they were hers.

I know it's so hard to try and figure out what to say to them so as they head back into town, I tried coming up with some suggestions instead of the dreaded/awful question of "How are you doing?"

I'm so sorry.
I love you.
You are in my thoughts.
I've put you on my prayer list and am going to pray for you every single morning.
This sucks.
I'm going to be near your house at X time on X day. I can (bring you some groceries, pick you up a smoothie bowl, grab a coke zero for you, bring you a stupid movie and/or stupid magazines, go for a walk with you, etc.).

Thank you all for your prayers, and for continuing to reach out. It means the world to keep seeing how touched everyone is by Canaan and her short life here on this earth. We will be sure to sing loudly at her service on August 5th!

Courtney

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Celebration of Canaan's Life

Arrangements for Canaan's Celebration of Life service have been scheduled, and Becca and Nathan would love anyone who's been touched...