So today I spent some of my time putting her words into design for him.
Baby Joseph's Dad, Sky, called me today to share something Leila wrote. He found it on her iPad and it touched him. It was her mother wishes she wanted for Joseph. I don't know if she was finished with her list but it was enough. The reality is that Joseph will never know Leila in this life and will have another mother to raise him. He'll be caught up in life and won't have a need to know her. But I suspect many years from now, likely when he's an adult, he'll wonder. He might be drawn to a few of the mementos that connect directly to her. They might give a glimpse of who she was and how she thought. Maybe he'll see a little of himself in her.
So today I spent some of my time putting her words into design for him.
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Sheli Cunningham
9/3/2013 10:30:03 am
Shannon,
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Amy
9/3/2013 10:42:23 am
Wow! I loved it. So Leila! Great job with the design Shannon. Are you going to frame it for him?
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Jenny
9/3/2013 11:14:14 am
I love this! Thank you for sharing your heartaches and joys....
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Annalee
9/3/2013 12:10:24 pm
These sentiments are so touching. Leila has left a beautiful legacy for her son.
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mashaide
9/3/2013 12:22:31 pm
Beautiful. Her thoughts are so inspiring.
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Jan
9/3/2013 12:28:42 pm
Beautiful. What a lovely gift for that precious little boy. It will be important to him.
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Juli Friel (Jeneil Wings daughter) I adopted Lexi
9/3/2013 05:40:22 pm
My thoughts are with you and your family! My mother loved you guys! She passed away dec. 2011. We miss her!!! Lexi had her second child...a son on Aug. 12,2013. So sorry for your loss!
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9/4/2013 05:34:08 am
Oh, yes, I sure remember your mother. She was so sweet. We loved her as well. And Lexi too. Congratulations on the baby's birth. And thank you for thinking of us.
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