1-11-06 - Hope
5 years ago today we said goodbye to our precious baby girl,Hope, before we even said hello. God sent her here to prove to us that he could bless us with another child, but also knew that he would call her back to be with him. Our baby girl had a fatal chromosome abnormality that ended her life soon after it had just begun. God knew that we would love her but knew her life would be short lived. She was made from love and what she she brought to us was joy of another child, another dream, and HOPE to carry on that dream to her little sister. Today I still miss her and wish that she was here to celebrate her 5th birthday.
Please God Help us to remember that today is her special birthday. Please help us to understand that the memories don't go away. Help us to know that our child's life was not in vain. Help us to remember her and the dream she brought to us and the legacy she left behind. Although I never held her in my arms, or nursed her from my breast, please tell her how much her Mommy and Daddy loved her and hold her close. Hold her and rock her and remind her that she is in your arms. Thank her for the dream of her. The hope that she provided us and the strength she gave us to carry on. Thank her for being with us for the time she was and for sending her little sister Karington Grace to walk in her footsteps to bring us joy and love and HOPE again. Lord protect her and love her until we are able to be with her. We loved her Lord and always will.
The heavens are your playground now.
Lord, today I sent my baby to you
Please give her wings and let her fly
She's new at this so take it slow
Teach her how they flutter by
I'll miss her so though we'd never met
And I'll never know her smile
But you need her and now she's yours
She was only mine a while
She'll never know pain
And she'll never know fear
For I know that you will keep her near
And now . . .
I close my eyes to say good bye
And watch her fly away to you
Please keep her Lord, and love her 'till
I get my wings and join you too.
My baby, my angel, my Hope
Kissing her big sister
Happy Birthday my sweet angel. We love and miss you.
I love your blog, Kristi! Hope is a beautiful little girl! You can see her in the beauty around us! I LOVE the pic of Kolton taking his first step! lol So cute!
ReplyDeleteMay God and peace be with you and your family today Kristi! You have an even more profound love for your children because you know the suffering of not having one of them here on Earth with you. And, you were given Hope and also a unique, special needs child because a higher power knew you would handle it with love and grace. You are a great mom!
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