Aloha! :)

My own attempt at Gracie's name in the sand.

A beautiful sunset from our table at a restaurant.

Our little family at a real hawaiian luau.

Our family had the opportunity to go to Maui for 10 days the first part of July. We had a wonderful time relaxing and being together. It was our kids first time on an airplane and being anywhere tropical so they LOVED it!! We thought about our GG a lot and saw some very cute swimsuits and hula skirts that would have looked darling on our girl.

I continue to be thankful to all of you who continue to comment and send me emails. I read each and every one and wish I had time to respond to all of you. Some of you have shared with me life changing experiences you have had because of Gracie's blog, I save these and will remember them always. I appreciate it very much.

We passed the half million mark for people looking at this blog.....absolutely mind boggling. Some of you have come up to me in the store and introduced yourself and told me how touched you have been by Gracie's story, I enjoy meeting you and appreciate you letting me know who you are. All of your words of kindness help us to heal from the loss of sweet Gracie.

It wouldn't be Gracie's blog if I didn't include another quote. I thought this one was really good.

It is from President Thomas S. Monson,:

"Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel's end—no dawn to break the night's darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea 'Is there no balm in Gilead?' (Jeremiah 8:22). We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face."

Thomas S. Monson, "Looking Back and Moving Forward," Ensign, May 2008, 90