In the Quiet

Sissy’s friends have all gone home and after two nights of staying up late, she is taking a much needed rest. Teenagers need naps too, as well as moms.

It seems like yesterday that Sissy was just a tiny baby that I called my “little turtle.” Her sister Katie was 13 months older than her. They were very close.

Above is one of my favorite pictures of them together, taken at Disney World in ’96.

Going to rest now and maybe dream a little bit…

Speaking of dreams, here is a poem that I wrote one year after Katie went to heaven.

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Did I Dream You?

Sometimes I think I dreamed you
Was there really a little girl
With big blue eyes and golden hair
Saying “I love you”
Did I imagine you
Were you real
Did God really lay you in my arms
Eight years ago
Or did I dream you

Sometimes I think I dreamed it
Was there really a man in white
With a concerned voice and kind face
Saying “it’s cancer”
Did I imagine it
Was it real
Did you really go through all that pain
For three long years
Or did I dream it

Sometimes I think I dreamed her
Was there really a heavenly angel
With feathery wings and golden halo
Saying “it’s time now”
Did I imagine her
Was she real
Did she really take you home to Jesus
One year ago
Or did I dream that

for katie by mom

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