Thursday, August 20, 2009

"I Need You to Know"


I need you to know that you were the light of our lives,
that you brought more joy and happiness to us in two and half years than a lifetime had brought us before.
I need you to know how proud we are of you,
how your strength, courage, and determination strengthened mommy and daddy everday.
I need you to know how much we wanted to make all your hurts go away,
how every hurt you felt made our hearts ache for you.
I need you to know that every smile you smiled made our hearts soar with happiness and love.
I need you to know that we miss you desperately but we are comforted by memories of your smiling face and stories of all the ways you made us laugh.
I need you to know that every time we hold your little brother that we are holding you too,that with every kiss, handhold, hug and "I love you" that we say to him, we also say to you.
I need you to know that every "family hug" we share from this day forward, in our hearts, you will be the center of that hug.
I need you to know that you will always be our first child, our first true love, our first everything and as we introduce your little brother to all of his firsts', you will be there right beside us leading the way.
I need you to know that mommy and daddy's love knows no boundaries, that our love still surrounds you in heaven as our arms once surrounded you on earth.
I need you to know that we will love you forever and always "THIS MUCH" and that one day God will call for us and we will be together again for all of eternity.

Amber Herman
August 31,2002

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