RyLeigh’s Gifts

It’s been two years since you came into our lives and then vanished so quickly...like a cool breeze on a hot summer day.

I miss you just as much today as I did the day you went to be with God. But a sense of peace has since overcome me and I find myself blessed with your gifts on a daily basis.

You have given me such a deep appreciation for life...I now realize just how precious it is and I no longer take a second of it for granted.

You have given me strength to bear pain beyond belief...with the loss of you, my angel, I have beared it...but I have overcome much of it and I continue to live with the belief that there is hope in this world.

You have given me the courage to help others with their pain and to guide them through this tunnel of grief...just as your flickering light has been guiding me.

You have given me purpose in my life...after you died, I felt all of my purpose was gone. But I now realize that your precious life and tragic death has painfully replenished my soul...you have taught me that my purpose is to have undying compassion for those who have experienced pain such as mine, as well as to know eternal love for my family and friends.

I wish you the best of birthdays...and while you are the one deserving of gifts, you continue to share many gifts with me, the greatest of those being eternal love. I love you, baby girl. Happy Birthday!