Kaylee Hope

On March 9, 2011, Kaylee Hope was born. Just 22 weeks along, she had already passed away before we were able to meet her. You can read her story in the posts linked below. (If all you read are the posts in bold you’ll get most of her story.)

Also, there are 2 videos at the bottom of this page. The first was one I put together that was played at her memorial service. The second is the full video of her memorial service. Additionally, the letters Jamie and I wrote to her, which I read at the memorial service, are posted here.

I love you, baby girl. I’ll always miss you.

For the full video of the memorial service, I used an editing software to balance out the audio as best I could so you don’t have to go up and down with the volume controls but a few portions are still pretty difficult to hear. The recording also cuts out for about a minute at 1:00:39 if you’re still watching me talk at that point. If you’d prefer to just read the letters Jamie and I wrote to Kaylee, you will find them here.

0:31 – Pastor Cor Chmieleski’s introduction
2:13 – It Is Well With My Soul
7:55 – Heaven is the Face (video & slideshow for Kaylee)
11:44 – Chrissy Steward reads Psalm 62:5-8
12:33 – Steve Tuttle’s eulogy
20:42 – Pastor Tim Johnson & Coral Karsky sing “Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)”
25:04 – Pastor Cor’s message
42:27 – Dad and Mom’s letters to Kaylee, read by Joey White (Dad)
1:00:39 – How Great Thou Art
1:04:45 – Pastor Cor’s closing