Miss Emmy
It's been almost a full year since I posted on this blog, but I am compelled to write as the last two weeks have been devastating. My 14-year-old great niece Emily passed away suddenly on November 3, 2018, and I want to tell you just a bit about her extraordinary life.
She was the captain of the cheer squad at school, she danced ballet, she authored two books that gained Young Author State recognition, she sang in the local Children's Choir, she and a friend have hosted lemonade stands for years to help people that were less fortunate, she modeled for Justice Girls Clothing, at 8-years-old she won a National t-shirt design contest sponsored by Crazy 8 with 50% of sales being donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital (her design was in memory of her sister Hope, who died at birth in 2007), she was voted Miss Congeniality in the 2017 Junior Miss Contest, she taught herself sign language, she mentored young girls in reading, and two months ago she started a fundraising campaign for cancer research as a result of her grandmother's recent diagnosis, which included asking her friends to donate instead of giving her birthday gifts last month.
And that is just some of the legacy Emily leaves behind. She truly was inspirational.
There are so many things in life that I will never understand, however, because Emily was a person of faith, I believe I will see her again one day. Yes, that gives me hope, but it does not change the heartbreak and loss that I feel. I think I have cried at least once every day over the last two weeks, and I am sure there are more tears where that came from.
For now, all I can do is tell Miss Emmy's story, and hope that you, too, are inspired to live life to the fullest.
She was the captain of the cheer squad at school, she danced ballet, she authored two books that gained Young Author State recognition, she sang in the local Children's Choir, she and a friend have hosted lemonade stands for years to help people that were less fortunate, she modeled for Justice Girls Clothing, at 8-years-old she won a National t-shirt design contest sponsored by Crazy 8 with 50% of sales being donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital (her design was in memory of her sister Hope, who died at birth in 2007), she was voted Miss Congeniality in the 2017 Junior Miss Contest, she taught herself sign language, she mentored young girls in reading, and two months ago she started a fundraising campaign for cancer research as a result of her grandmother's recent diagnosis, which included asking her friends to donate instead of giving her birthday gifts last month.
And that is just some of the legacy Emily leaves behind. She truly was inspirational.
There are so many things in life that I will never understand, however, because Emily was a person of faith, I believe I will see her again one day. Yes, that gives me hope, but it does not change the heartbreak and loss that I feel. I think I have cried at least once every day over the last two weeks, and I am sure there are more tears where that came from.
For now, all I can do is tell Miss Emmy's story, and hope that you, too, are inspired to live life to the fullest.
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10:18 AMwhat an awesome and inspiring young lady she was Paul. You all can be proud of what she had accomplished in her life as short as it was. Continued prayers for you and your family.
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