I Will Always Remember

Dear Briana

Your daddy and sister are taking a bath and I was just dusting Avalyn's room. We have a poster hanging from her wall that your FuFu made with your pictures. I stopped dusting and quietly examined your beautiful face on the poster. I couldn't help but just think of how beautiful you are. Everything about you - your bright blue eyes, your smile, your silky hair. Your face...just breathtaking. I thought to myself, 'I can never forget the beauty...'. It's sometimes so hard to remember the beauty through all of the pain. When I look at your pictures, I can remember. So after admiring for a bit, I picked back up my cloth to continue dusting, and my eyes quickly scanned over Avalyn's shelf adorned with Willowtree figurines. My eyes locked in on the Remembrance angel and her tag that reads 'I Will Always Remember'. I said that over and over in my mind and in my heart. It is true. I will always remember, Briana. I will remember the good times we had and the joy you brought to your dad and I. I will always remember those months we had with you; the time I carried you in my belly, the time I carried you in my arms. I will always remember the sheer beauty of your face, how you felt against my skin, our bath times together. I will always remember your sweet smile and those times that smile erupted into a giggle.

I carry you in my heart alone now, but your presence is so strong there....I can never forget. I will always remember.

As always, with love
Mommy