Life

Roshelle and her sweet husband Jeremy, at the Jorden River Temple.

Roshelle and I.

Roshelle and a very little Annalyse.

Life is good, life is sad, life is exciting, life is challenging, life is amazing, life is beautiful.

My sister Roshelle lived a challenging life, she was born with Cystic Fibrosis and did an awesome job battling it and keeping it under control. It was two years ago that it really started to get hard for her. She went on oxygen full time and it just really hit her hard after getting out of the hospital that time. But you would never know by the way she acted, she kept going and fighting. She even would still try doing things for others, she was always doing things for others, I think she put others before her self all the time, I know she was always thinking of me and how she could help me when I was down here sick to my stomach knowing I couldn't do anything for her. The one thing she did love and want me to do for her was to keep up my blog, which is why I did so many posts last month, they were all for her. She absolutely loved blogging, it was her insight to what was going on in the real world while she was suffering in the hospital for over 50 days!

I can't describe what a fighter and spiritually strong person my sister is, she fought everyday to breath and I never once heard her complain about why she had to be like this and deal with all that she had to. She just did it and did it to the best of her ability. She is such an example of how one should live their life- never give up and fight, fight, fight!

I could go on and on about the wonderful person she is but the best word to describe her is Christ like. She put Christ first in her life and it showed. He gave her the strength she needed to endure all that she had to. I have no doubt she is one of his special daughters up there in heaven. She will always have a special place in my heart, I love her like no words can say, I feel like I have lost my very best friend, but gained a greater testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and his plan for family's to be together for ever, because I know with every fiber of my being that I will see her and my two brothers that passed on before her again! And it will be glorious! All I have to do is live this earthly life of mine the best I know how and I will be with my dear sweet sister again. You never know what this life holds for you. All you can do is lift up your head and fight for that ultimate goal of returning to our Heavenly Father's arms. That is what my sister did. And now that she is free from her pain and so happy, she is probably working hard doing the Lord's work. Here on Earth I will miss her more then I can express until we can be together again! I love you Roshelle, you are the strongest person I have ever known, you are my hero!

Thank you so much for all of the lovely comments on my sister's and my blog. I really appreciate all of the thoughts, love and compassion that has been shown towards my family at this time.

The pictures are some of my favorites of my sister at her wedding 6 years ago, she was simply glowing on that beautiful day!