ASHLEIGH'S THANK YOU
TO ONE AND ALL
So, this letter has been (almost)
two weeks in the making…there have been moments when I sat down at the
computer with a cup of coffee and just stared at the overwhelmingly white
screen. There have been other moments where I sat down with Beethoven playing
in the background and a notebook thinking that the creative juices would start
flowing -- but they never came.
Now that I am finally taking a
moment to breathe, collect myself and peck humbly at the keyboard…I realize that I
just don’t have words. I am so grateful for everything and everyone that in my
27 years of collecting vocabulary and finding a voice, I am so overwhelmed by
the power of love that I can’t find the words.
The words that I can come across,
that I think I could fill the whole page with, are Thank You. Thank you,
everyone, for being there for my family. I have come to the conclusion that it
is harder watching a loved one go through something like this than it is going
through it yourself. My family has been so incredibly strong. My parents have made
sure that I have not had to go through a single doctor's appointment alone, nor
have I gone a day without hearing an ‘I love you.’ I am sure some (or all) of
you have seen and know how incredibly hard Chandler and Kirk work. They have
worked even harder to make sure that I am not alone. I am in complete awe of
their strength, will and love.
Chandler, after working full days
and being an incredible mother to her other two children and being an amazing
wife/home organizer, worked non-stop to create every aspect of this auction and
I think it came together more incredibly than I could have ever imagined. It
was a true joy to see everyone that came. I feel so blessed and loved and
honored and grateful and over-joyed…. I could list different words of how I have
been affected by this, but I will spare you all from the redundancy.
We
are all survivors in one way or another; I think this event honored that. We
have all gone through times when we truly needed the help of other people. I am
always there for any of you and your families if there is anything I can ever
do, even if it’s just sending positive thoughts, I will gladly accept the task.
Thank
you for celebrating my life with me.
It
is such a blessed one.
Chandler always says, “Sometimes it takes a village.” Well, I am so
honored to have such a strong and caring village.
Be well, all! Happy Holidays.
Ashleigh
