I asked Saint Thérèse to pray for our safe travels and to say, ‘Hey, if you see Ewan up there, please say hello and tell him we love him.’”
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OnDecember6,ourfamilydroveover200milestospendtimeveneratingtherelicsofSaintThérèseofLisieux,“TheLittleFlower,”aFrenchCarmelitenunwhodiedattheageof24attheendofthe19thcentury.
HerreliquaryhasbeentouringtheUSthisJubileeyear,andthiswasthefinalstop.Weallagreedwithouthesitationthatthefour-hourtripeachwaywasworthit.
Themorningweleft,Iwokeuphoursbeforemyalarmandcouldn’tfallbackasleep.Whenthishappens,Itypicallyturntoprayer.
SincewewereplanningtovisittherelicsofSaintThérèse,Iaskedhertoprayforoursafetravelsandtosay,“Hey,ifyouseeEwanupthere,pleasesayhelloandtellhimwelovehim.”
(EwanEliezerPetermannwasbornwithacongenitalheartdefectonSeptember18,2010,inSeattle,Washington,toJames&Kirsten.HisyoungersiblingsareAusten(13)andStreiter(11).After16daysoflife,severaloperations,procedures,andmedicalsetbacks,hewenthometobewithhisSavioronOctober4,2
