Finally Time to Catch Up

I know I haven't updated Aly's blog since November, but the holidays are always so busy. Then we lost a very special person in our lives. I couldn't keep posting every day pictures without mentioning him, but I haven't been able to bring myself to put anything into words until now.

Thomas was more than just Caroline's daddy, Bonnie's husband or even our best-friend-in-law (if there's such a thing). He was our friend. Every memory I have from high school and so many since then includes him in some way. He was the most intelligent person I have ever known. I always joked that if you had a question about anything, no matter what it was, all you had to do was ask Thomas and he would either know the answer or make up one that was so good you believed him.

He was funny. Every day situations were just more fun with him around. We used to always make fun of him because he had such a baby-face that he really didn't have to shave and he would always reply with, "I can't help it! I'm Scandinavian!" which was such a typical Thomas come back.

He loved my best friend with all of his heart. On one of the trips to Florida that I took with Bonnie's family, she and Thomas spent a lot of their time combing the beach for seashells because Bonnie loved them. (Sorry, Bon, I know you don't like this story, but it's my favorite!!) He had such a great attitude about it and seemed to love it as much as she did. Then one night, I happened to pass through a room where Thomas had fallen asleep and heard him talking in his sleep about "collecting all those freakin' shells"! I laughed for days about it, but I also knew at that moment how much he loved her.

Aly spent the first year I went back to work with Bonnie's mom and Caroline at their house. I used to have to leave her with Thomas some mornings and he would keep her and Caroline until she got there. I remember day after day of leaving Aly in his arms, screaming her head off and him telling me to just go and she'd be fine as he frantically searched for Mickey Mouse on the DVR.

I have been overwhelmed (and I know she has too) by the number of people who don't even know Bonnie, but have told me they are praying for her and Caroline and her soon-to-be baby brother. Prayer and her limitless faith have gotten her through this time, so please remember to continue to pray for her as time goes by. I know she is faced with new challenges every day, but her strength comes from God and He is able.

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