Forget Me Not

“Sometimes, no matter how much faith we have, we lose people. But you never forget them. And sometimes, it's those memories that give us the faith to go on.”

A short, sweet post.

I stumbled across the paint swatch that we used for Jackson's Nursery tonight. When I found it, it was like being re-united with an old friend. I have spent enough time with the color aqua to tell you if it leans more toward teal or more toward turquoise. I can tell you if it has more green in it, than blue. I can tell you all about the color, but what slipped my mind is the actual name of the color we used. Well, tonight I was reminded. 

Turns out, the actual name of our color now has a very special meaning. 

Forget Me Not.

Forget Me Not.

Forget Me Not.

UNBELIEVABLE! Are you teared up? I am. Good Lord is that weirdly beautiful. Life is something else. Maybe my mind put the name of the paint in a place where I could not find it until I was ready. I mean, good and ready. I know I was meant to find it tonight.  When I found it, my heart did not shatter into a thousand pieces. I was able to smile, and remember. I could sit and think about all the time we spent picking this very color. Now that I am looking at this paint color and its very special name, I am real glad we did not go with Jamaican Aqua. I remembered when I came home to find that Russ had painted the entire nursery. I remembered how we used to describe the color as "baby aqua". I remembered all of it. I found the sweet, sweet memories that I had shoved into a mental box and tried to forget. I am so happy that I found these memories.

The paint swatch is a message and a reminder. A beautiful reminder that we chose that color for the best reason and for the best baby, and an everlasting message to.....forget me not.

Forget Me Not. You got it sweet angel!

We love you!

Love,

Emily and Russ