On this Thursday I wanted to share more about Ins. This page is about The Monka Foundation and our why behind it, aka pediatric brain cancer research. That is such an important subject and awareness needs to be spread, but I often say I want Insley’s life to be more important than her death. I feel comfortable sharing this because of the stories shared of the impacts Ins made, that for us and many others, Insley’s life was one of the best parts of ours.
Here is the significance of Thursdays for us: Insley Augusta Horn was born May 3, 2012 on the early morning hours of a Thursday. Insley passed June 3, 2021 on the morning of a Thursday. Therefore the best day of our life and the worst day of our life fell on a Thursday.
Insley was the one who made us parents and I mean that in more than her being born first. She had a wisdom about her from the start. She taught us how to be parents, she guided us, and quite often scolded us when she didn’t think our parenting was up to par. Really when she or her brother got in trouble for something she didn’t quite think needed to be taken care of. And quite honestly most times she was right. She taught us the line of letting your kids be kids but also teaching them right from wrong. She encouraged kindness through conversations and compliments, and taught us that kids react much better to positive reinforcement then being told their wrongs. Insley taught us all how to truly love, and when I say she loved she loved hard. If you were a part of her world she was going to show you how much you meant.
When Insley was just a baby, I knew my heart would be broken by her one day. It’s not something I can explain, I just felt it. I would think maybe she will move far away, maybe she will leave her home like I did. That would for sure break my heart. I never could imagine she would literally leave our home at age 9.
With that “knowing” it opened my eyes to the magic of Ins, the ability to see her heart and soul, I knew she was special. She was so different than any other child I knew. She had a light around her, always, she was sensitive and caring, and in many ways way beyond her years.
On this Thursday and every Thursday we honor our why, our light, our greatest teacher, and the most impactful person we know and the one who thankfully passed it all down to her precious brother who shares the same heart full of love.
