Pippins Gala of Hope

This sweet family is comprised of individuals named Jarvis, Ashley, Elliana, and Ethan. While the names provide you the identities in this family, they do not provide a full picture of their captivating family; a family built on the foundation of God’s Love. The sort of love that flows freely, genuinely, and envelops all who experience it. It makes sense that this love would naturally grow their family by one more—Elijah.

From the onset of the pregnancy, joy was personified in the smiles of Elijah’s parents and his siblings. Excitement, anticipation, gratitude, and logistical conversations about his arrival were so constant that each person involved was bubbling with eagerness to see their newest glimmer of light. Elijah had already brought a deeply rooted, unspoken community together and he had not yet entered the world. There was the same overflowing love.

This same love surrounded them as Jarvis sat in the hospital lobby, earnestly praying for both his wife and son to survive. In a matter of moments, their entire lives—once brimming with hope and happiness—shattered into fractals of pain and one fell swoop, they lost Elijah, nearly lost Ashley, and lost the womb that was home to each of their children. December 16th, 2023 will bear a scar in the forever-healing hearts of Jarvis and Ashley and the memory of sweet Elijah will continue to impact those touched by his brief time with them.