Glenn Stewart Sinclair III

I have spent this entire day thinking about Glennie. This is the fourth anniversary of his leaving us for Heaven. Glennie left when he was just 19 months old but he was an angel sent to our family to love and cherish and help all of us grow. Glennie taught us about courage and strength. He had a great sense of humor and even though he couldn't speak, we knew his response....always. He loved to see his Dad. Glenn Jr. is a great Dad, loves to spend time with his boys and to play with them and laugh with them. He was no different with Glennie. Even though Glennie couldn't move a muscle, Glenn made him laugh, played with him, and protected him. Glennie always knew when his Mother was not in the room. He always looked beyond me or the nurse for his favorite Mom to enter. Amanda never thought she had the strength and stamina that she had until it was time to support her son. She learned about the machines and learned how to work them, she researched SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) and changed Glennie's feedings to give him the most nutrients to keep him healthy. I remember after his bath, Amanda would put him on a mat and exercise his limbs, carefully, lovingly, patiently. I guess I could go on and on about our experience with Glennie. I will end this blog with some of Amanda's story that is on Glennie's web page.

I had prayed so many times over the course of Glennie's illness for his comfort, and at times, for healing. What we have realized is that God has certainly answered those prayers. Not in the way that we would have thought, but they were answered all the same. Glennie is healed now, and he will never know pain, discomfort or fear again.

We, as Glennie's family, will surely hurt for the rest of our lives. But I will take on that burden for the knowledge that our smiley little boy has so much more now to smile about. In the great span of eternity, life on this earth isn't more than a mere minute. While we are here, I know we will cherish the lessons and the love that Glennie has brought to our lives, and that will carry over day after day. I know we will use this experience to the fullest extent we know how. And then we will see him again.

Glennie is loved and missed every single day. I just had to write something about him today.