17

[BigSis]

Dear Sweet Girl...

Happy Birthday, Honey... you would have been 17 today.

Your brother called me - he always remembers your birthday, you know. He was four when you died, your death touched him almost more than your life.

I've long imagined you would have been more like him than sis - you were a big baby, with the same color hair and eyes. You were such a sturdy little gal - just like bubby. You two might have been close, I know he misses you a lot.

Daddy tries to not think of you - but don't let that make you sad, that is just his way of coping. We each do what we need to, and that is his way.

Mine is to write you letters I can never mail... or to tell someone who never knew you what you were like, and how much I enjoyed your short time with us. Your birth was the first time I can remember deciding to not worry about the future - to not wonder where you would sleep or how we could squeeze a third bed into our 2 bedroom home. It would all work out.

I didn't worry about losing sleep, and when you cried at night, I don't remember ever feeling any resentment - just a tired sort of acceptance. I vividly remember rocking you and feeding you when daddy would come in from his late shift at the mill... he would put down his lunch bucket and take off his coat and offer to finish up the feeding. Sometimes, I was reluctant to let him hold you... I wanted you all to myself.

We had some rough years after you were gone, but I have some sweet memories from the time you spent with us.

Happy Birthday Christy....

We love you.

[cwohio]

((bigsis))

[Morning Glory]

[Done_With_It]

((((((Big Sis))))))

[Wolfstarr]

[Ann]

(((BigSis)))

TINY ANGEL

For a brief and fleeting moment,
An angel touched the ground;
With tiny wings and halo,
And sweet, soft angel sounds.

Blessing the lives of others,
In beauty and in grace;
Those who saw her knew that God
Had kissed her tiny face.

The angel came for reasons,
We may not understand;
Her journey brief, with gifts so great,
And guided by God's hand.

For the angel left so much behind,
Left nothing here undone;
She gave herself so others live,
Just like her Father's Son.

So, rest now tiny angel,
Your work on earth is through;
In the beauty of God's perfect love,
We saw His gift in you.

Allison Chambers Coxsey

For Christy

[splendra]

for Christy...

[historyteach]

(((BigSis)))

Love ya...

Shalom!

[BigSis]

Thank you... there are days in the year I still take time out. Yesterday is one of them.

Thank you.

[renee18]

HUGS


Love,
Shana

[deedee]

(((BigSis)))

[Here4Him]

{{BigSis}}