"Nothing is worse than having
your child take their last breath in your arms..."
This was one of Heather's Senior pictures with 2 different looks. We took things that represented what she loved. She is wearing the Grand Ole Opry shirt that we bought when we saw Vince Gill and Patty Loveless at the State Fair. Heather was a true country girl at heart. She also had fun playing with the pink sunglasses.
Sitting in her lap are some of her favorite stuffed friends. First is "Shawnee bunny". This was from Shawnee for her 2nd birthday. Heather use to put little doll dresses on the bunny. Next is "Edison" the first. Edison was originally my bear. Heather loved him so,... that I gave him to her. She searched to find me another one. Heather found one online, bought him to replace mine but "Ed" stayed with her. "Ed" now sleeps with me but I am not the same as his beloved Heather. They had a very special relationship. (The Edison that she bought to replace mine was cremated with her so she would have her bear) Finally "Snugglet" the bunny was Heather's 1st Easter bunny when she was 3 months old. It has patched from where she threw him on the stove and he got burned.
Some of the other special things are the sparkling Minnie Heather received for her 4th birthday. She was so thrilled to have her light-up Minnie Mouse. She had a Minnie Mouse room at the time and was wearing a Minnie Mouse outfit for her party. The china Belle doll was for her 16th Birthday. Heather loved Belle. The pink bear was actually the first bear she ever received. I bought it for her when she was 3 days old. Of course a Bach piano book with her Arizona Study Program Superior Honors ribbon. The piano box is actually a stained glass box that she made. Barbie note cards that have never been written in. The final treasures are her Citation award. This is 10 years of hard work including memorizing Bible verses, various service projects, attending conferences and reading the entire Bible. The precious moments doll in the stocking was the first dolly her Dady bought for her when she was less than a day old. Heather's signed Josh Turner CD. Finally, the silver eagle coin that her Grandpa Blackburn gave her the first time we met.
Now most all the things are in boxes. They sit with the memory attached to them. It is not fair that her things are here and she is not. It still is not real. I am not sure when it will become real. I have read that losing a child is the worst loss there is. I honestly believe that is why God sent His Son to die. He knows the most gut wrenching heartache...to lose your child. God did not send His brother, a friend or another angel. He sent His Son so that when we lose our children, God knows the hurt and pain of that lose. Just my thought...
This was one of Heather's Senior pictures with 2 different looks. We took things that represented what she loved. She is wearing the Grand Ole Opry shirt that we bought when we saw Vince Gill and Patty Loveless at the State Fair. Heather was a true country girl at heart. She also had fun playing with the pink sunglasses.
Sitting in her lap are some of her favorite stuffed friends. First is "Shawnee bunny". This was from Shawnee for her 2nd birthday. Heather use to put little doll dresses on the bunny. Next is "Edison" the first. Edison was originally my bear. Heather loved him so,... that I gave him to her. She searched to find me another one. Heather found one online, bought him to replace mine but "Ed" stayed with her. "Ed" now sleeps with me but I am not the same as his beloved Heather. They had a very special relationship. (The Edison that she bought to replace mine was cremated with her so she would have her bear) Finally "Snugglet" the bunny was Heather's 1st Easter bunny when she was 3 months old. It has patched from where she threw him on the stove and he got burned.
Some of the other special things are the sparkling Minnie Heather received for her 4th birthday. She was so thrilled to have her light-up Minnie Mouse. She had a Minnie Mouse room at the time and was wearing a Minnie Mouse outfit for her party. The china Belle doll was for her 16th Birthday. Heather loved Belle. The pink bear was actually the first bear she ever received. I bought it for her when she was 3 days old. Of course a Bach piano book with her Arizona Study Program Superior Honors ribbon. The piano box is actually a stained glass box that she made. Barbie note cards that have never been written in. The final treasures are her Citation award. This is 10 years of hard work including memorizing Bible verses, various service projects, attending conferences and reading the entire Bible. The precious moments doll in the stocking was the first dolly her Dady bought for her when she was less than a day old. Heather's signed Josh Turner CD. Finally, the silver eagle coin that her Grandpa Blackburn gave her the first time we met.Now most all the things are in boxes. They sit with the memory attached to them. It is not fair that her things are here and she is not. It still is not real. I am not sure when it will become real. I have read that losing a child is the worst loss there is. I honestly believe that is why God sent His Son to die. He knows the most gut wrenching heartache...to lose your child. God did not send His brother, a friend or another angel. He sent His Son so that when we lose our children, God knows the hurt and pain of that lose. Just my thought...
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