I know just what you're saying

Please note, there are photos of Chloe at the end of this post.

Friends are amazing gifts. I have always known this truth. I'm experiencing it pretty much every minute these days. From friends here and around the country. My house mates and I are really sticking together, for which I am grateful.

I want to write to connect to my home support group, but it also seems it's connecting the greater MVS community to our house. This is an unique opportunity here as I know I would like to be connected to another house going through the same thing. I don't want to be silent.

We miss Chloe. We love Chloe. She is still a part of our house. We are still a unit of 6.

However, I want to be respectful. I don't want to represent the house. It's a bit of pressure. Please be respectful too.

Grief is so personal, but it can be healthy to share it. It's my fear that I'm going to hinder someone else's grieving process. This is never my intention, please let me know if this is the case. Unfortunately, I'm bringing some of what I learned through losing a friend last December- as different as this is, I have been dealing with my thoughts of life and death already.

Please pray. Even if you don't feel it, God is there and listening. His promise is not dependent upon my belief, but upon His Word only. Please pray for Chloe's family. Her friends around the country and world. The greater Mennonite and MVS community. Her friends in Alamosa. Her MVS family here.

As friends are so important, it's important for me to remember my friends. Here are some of my favorite photos of my dear friend, Chloe Weaver....

The closest to a group photo we have

We both have a love of maps

This is probably my favorite of us