Happy Birthday Carleigh

Happy 1st Birthday, Carleigh! Today at 3:49 am you turned 1 year old. It's so hard to believe that it has been a year already since you have been born. The anticipation of this day was much harder than both yesterday and today. Your daddy and I did ok today. A nice man from church made us a couple of wooden boxes and we appreciated the work that he put into it. He knows what we are going through because he, too, lost a baby many years ago and more recently his wife.

We didn't go out to visit you at the cemetery after church because it was rainy. We had such a beautiful day for your party that it didn't upset me. While I was waiting on daddy to get lunch your song came on the radio and it was just perfect timing for me to hear it on your birthday. So mommy sang it and I got a little choked up on parts and daddy asked if I was ok. I was and I am. I'm ok, even though you aren't here. It can be hard at times because I miss you so much but I know you are in a wonderful place, far better than I can imagine. You're prolly sitting with Jesus and He's singing you a lullaby tonight.

As we were driving home the sun came out and started shining like the sky knew I needed a few rays of hope. We sure do miss you down here. The whole world may forget about you but you can rest assured your mommy and daddy never will. We'll remember and love you always. Even 50 years down the road we will still love you like we love you today and perhaps even more! Take care my little one. You are so precious to me. I will hold you in my heart until the day I can hold you in my arms again. I love you.