The Tipping Family

Ok, I have been pretty bad at writing about such special people in my life… I had started highlighting people who have impacted me in big ways, and then I slacked off…and by the way, there are so many of you guys, I want to continue doing this for a long, long time! When we lost our babies, and still currently, there are so many of you that have helped us to look towards Jesus, and keep one foot in front of the other!

Wow, I seem to get a little teary eyed when I think about Kristi and Clash, there have truely been moments when if it weren’t for one of them…Allen and I both might have really given up!  For those of you that do not know them, they live here in Columbia with us, and Clash is on Staff at Midtown with Allen, and they actually do a lot of things together in ministry.  For the past couple of years, Kristi and I shared unique hurt with each other through losing someone very close to us.  She lost her best friend, Mallory, just three years ago, and a few months later is when I lost my dad…so since then there was an understanding of things.

In the last months, Allen and I and Kristi and Clash got to know each other better and better, and they became some of our strongest support in preparing, praying, everything for the six babies.  They took care of us in a lot of ways, like family, just wanting to do anything to help.  Then when things started to happen and we went into the hospital, they didn’t leave our side.  Here are just a few things they did and continue to do that I could never repay them for:

• countless slushies and grilled cheeses (a lot I didn’t even get to eat! But you still kept getting them when I wanted them)
• updating the blog constantly ( helping so many other to know what was going on!)  This was huge!!
• loving on people in the hospital that you didn’t even know
• praying constantly
• not bringing any germs in the room!! (Clash got hand sanitizer at ever person’s door!)
• Clash-for writing that poem from your heart, that has helped me so much to have a beautiful picture of our babies, thank you, thank you.
• Kristi- for the journal that I continue to fight through and use towards healing and walking through this journey.
• Always asking how we are doing, even the hard questions!
• Going to the group with me
• Loving on us even when we are not fun to love on!
• Listening to us cry
• Taking care of me in Mexico

I thank my God when I think of You, I could go on… and on… thanks for letting Jesus shine through you and being a picture of Him as you love and serve every single person around you! We look forward to continually walking in this journey/adventure with you guys! I love you!