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| Letter of Thanks | | | |  | | |  Letter of Thanks from the Tyree Family (fire tragedy)
Dear friends,
Words cannot express the feelings that fill me. The feelings that pour out from within me. I spend most of my days now in awe of our community, my friends. I grasp fleeting thoughts of how to express this indescribable emotion, but no matter the word, or the phrase, or the metaphor, it falls woefully short of being sufficient. Where in the world do I begin?
There is no word for that short burst of relief that we felt, arriving back to our neighborhood, to drop the kids off, unannounced and unexpected, with friends in the neighborhood, assured that they would be entertained, fed, safe, and most importantly, loved. It allowed us to face the reality head on. I remember the major milestones that evening but the details are foggy – like living in an impressionist painting. Candidly, I’m glad I don’t remember all the details.
Before we left the neighborhood that night, the kids were already being showered with pillow pets, toys, clothes, and books. Relieving is the closest word I can come up with to describe the kids’ smiles. To hear Lauren squeal. And to be amused by whatever obscure fact Houston found in his new sports encyclopedia. We were all confused. We were all a bit scared. But the kids were gloriously distracted.
What words are there to explain the ensuing effort that larger than our family, larger than our neighborhood, and larger than our community and was put into action to prop us back up on our feet so quickly. FEMA should take notes on this effort. It was expertly coordinated and unbelievably effective. I believe that I was only aware of the tip of the iceberg. But there was collecting, sorting, shopping, moving, painting, renovating, cleaning, decorating, cooking and much much more. I’m only sorry that I couldn’t participate. I understand that some of the stories from the whirlwind effort will be the stuff of legends in our community for years to come.
The hardest part for me, even more difficult than losing my house, is how humbling this journey has been. Needing help but trying to be too proud to accept help. Then being crushed by overwhelming generosity and finally having no choice but to admit that your collective energy and persistence was so very much bigger than me. I had no choice but to admit that we couldn’t do it on our own. We needed the help. We appreciated the help. We feel so blessed by the help.
I finally gave in and accepted my due humility when we arrived home the other evening to a second Christmas provided by Santa and his many elves. Overwhelmed is the closest word I can find – but that doesn’t even cover it. You can’t comprehend the flood of emotions that come from the whole family dancing around the living room singing Mele Kalikimaka at 11:00 PM on Sunday night while clutching a toy that was perfectly selected and wrapped just for them. Now imagine doing that over and over throughout the night each time another, perfectly selected gift was opened. On the first go round, we had a great Christmas this year. But the second Christmas beat the pants off the first. Completely unexpected.
What words can you use to describe the feeling of tucking your children into a warm dry bed after days upon days of laughter, stories, friends, hugs, and pure, unadulterated fun. Every mom and dad knows the feeling. It is wonderful. It is relieving. It is the closest thing to pure joy that I know. And to be privileged to that honored feeling so shortly after our heartbreaking loss is nothing short of a miracle.
With indescribable appreciation,
-Ty and Maureen Tyree
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