What a great idea Denise! I will hang something on my tree too – for Ava. I’m also going to try my hands at making my ornament that will travel to your doorstep, Sheye…but I’m no artist. It WILL, however, be made with much love for your darling girl and your beautiful family.

Well I feel like a I am delivering mail to friends! I wanted to share this poem that was given to me by my Great Aunt when my son died, it had been given to her when her son died! I have found comfort in the words over the years, and hope that you may also!

“I’ll lend you for a little time”

I’ll lend you for a little time, a child of mine He said;
For you to love the while she lives and mourns for when she’s dead.
It may be six or seven years, or twenty two or three,
But will you till I call her home, take care of her for me?
She’ll bring her charms to gladden you and should her stay be brief,
You’ll have her lovely memories, as solace for your grief.

I can not promise she will stay, since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there, I want this child to learn,
I’ve looked the wide world over, in my search for teachers true,
and from the throngs that crowd life’s lanes, I have selected you!
Now will you give her all your love?
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call, to take her home again.

I fancied that I heard them say:
“Dear Lord Thy Will be done,
For all the joy the child shall bring, the risk of grief we’ll run,
Well shelter her with tenderness,
We’ll love her while we may, and for the happiness we’ve known,
Forever grateful stay”
But should the angles call her much sooner than we’ve planned,
We’ll have the bitter grief that comes
and try to understand.

~ Edgar A. Guest ~

god Bless Shi~

I’ve been trying to work out what sort of decoration I can make, Sheye….but everything I come up with hardly seems worthy. I’ll come up with something, I promise.

VERY cute though…
Can’t wait to see all those purty things.