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"Your are all together beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you."                                                           ~ Song of Solomon 4:9

Thousands of stars

Thousands of stars shine in the sky and I know you are here. Thousands of stars bring light to this world and I know you are here. Thousands of stars twinkle and blink shouting, look up here, look up here...                                   I am here, I am here....see me, I am here!    ....and I know you are here.                                                               

Two years ago today...

Two years ago today, your life as we knew it ended. Two years ago today, I fell to my knees in light of the horror that my precious child was burned in a horrific explosion. I begged for mercy, pleaded for your life, and crumbled in the fear of your death. I still see you there on that gurney, under those lights, waiting for the airplane to take to you to Shands. The weather so bad, we had to wait for it to pass and take you by fixed wing plane. Your dad and I arrived at Shands before you, waiting for hours in the emergency room for you to arrive.   Finally, there, again another little room where they tell you all the things you fear the most.   When I saw you again, I wretched and vomited for your body was so desecrated; my beautiful, wonderful, precious child lay there burned, dying and there was nothing I could do to help you, to ease your pain, to comfort you.   For twenty one days, you fought that battle my precious son, like the brave warrior that we raised, like the source of yo