My Sweet Baby Lydia, 8-14-01
Today is your 3rd brithday. Three long years without you and still a lifetime left to go. I pray that time moves quickly. Nana Marye and I came to visit you today. I brought you 3 yellow roses, just like I always do, and Nana brought you a teddy bear.Jenna, Reba, and Ellie will come tomorrow to visit, just like where you were here with us. I was driving down the street today and saw a little girl, who looked to be about 3, playing on the sidewalk with the curliest hair, only hers was blonde, not jet black like yours. I still can't help but wonder about you. Sometimes I can see you in my mind's eye being such a little lady, loving frilly dresses, bows and playing with your dollies and tea parties. That beautiful mass of curls framing those deep blue eyes, all pulled back with a wide pink ribbon to match your dress and pinafore.... there you sit playing in your own little world when suddenly you look at me with the same dazzling smile your sisters all have, dimples and all, and you whisper, "Mama, I love you best of all."
I know that you heard Reba sinigng to you today, she says you are coming to spend the night with her tonighht so you and her can have a birthday slumber party. Little does Reba know that you are here every night, guarding us from all harm. Thank you for that my sweet angel. In the last year, you've had lots of new angel friends join you...I hope you had a wonderufl party with them all. Ben, Jayten, Daniel, Hope, Hattey, Hope, Faith Mekenna, Grace, and so many I can't name them all. Please be sure to take extra good care of those younger angels...just as you'd take care of Ellie, ok? Give them all big hugs from me and their mamas. We miss you all so much.
I love you so much and miss you even more. Give my grandma and grandpas a big hug for me, ok? Tell them I miss them too.
Love,
Mama |
