Table for Six
It's been almost eight years since we had our Gabriel. Since we lost our Gabriel. Over the past several years, one child in this family has continued to talk about him the most. Joel, now nine years old and the only sibling to have the chance to actually meet his brother, doesn't often speak his name these days. He is, however, very protective of his "Gabey Bear" that he sleeps with every night, and goes to find when he's sad or hurt. I'm still not sure Ruby, who just turned four, completely understands that she has a brother who is no longer with us. The only photos she's ever seen of him are obviously baby pictures from the day he was born, but she does usually ask if every random picture she sees of a baby, is our Gabriel. But our Zoe, almost six, talks about him all the time. She points out that there is a seat in the back row of our family car, between she and Joel. "That's where Gabe sits." And when she asked about the key