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Posted on January 19, 2009 By Mommy's Angel in Heaven

Suddenly and Out of the Blue, It Hits You

Tonight happens to be a hard night for me. It just literally came out the blue.

Today seemed to be going fine. I have been working on my new website I hope to have up and running within the next month. I was watching my third movie for the day. All of the movies I watched today have been all happy, feel good movies.

Keith and I were having a DiGiorno Garlic Bread Pepperoni pizza. I had just taken it out of the oven. And then I started thinking about when we lived in the house just previous to where we live now. I was thinking back to the time when I would call up Keith’s mom and see if she wanted to go grocery shopping with me at Super Wal-Mart. It was down by her but it was the only Super Wal-Mart by us. She usually said yes. I would always go when Mari was in school as it was just easier to go when she was not around.

Mari always had to have her way. If we went by the book section, she had to get a book. If we went by the DVD section, she always had to get a DVD. If we went by the toy section, she always had to get a toy; whether it was a Dora toy, Diego toy, Backyardigans toy, or whatever suited her that day. She had to have her way or else you heard about it LOUD AND CLEAR. Sometimes her temper tantrums were overwhelming.

This is what I was thinking about as I was taking the pizza out of the oven tonight. And all of a sudden it was just completely overwhelming. I was overthrown with the tears that came out of me. My dog Cody heard me sobbingly crying in the kitchen and came up to my feet. I decided to sit down right then and there and just have him sit on my lap while I sat there crying. It was just so overwhelming the emotions of how suddenly I was missing her, and just how utterly empty I feel inside without her here. The sadness I feel is indescribable and yet I sit here trying to understand it myself how I feel. I just can’t and yet it is still there. It is hard to describe the emptiness a parent feels once they have lost a child. It does not matter who is around you or what people do or say, you still feel completely lonely without them.

I love you Mari and miss you so much. Just know I think about every day. You are and will forever be a very important part of my life and someday soon, only God knows when, we will see each other again. I love you baby girl. Mommy

 

Remembering Mari, how sweet it really is!!

January 24, 2009 Mommy's Angel in Heaven 0
I sit here today actually feeling ok for the moment. It seems like most days are either ok or they are just sad and lonely. I was sitting here in my house yesterday and feeling utterly lonely. I was looking at Mari’s photos up on my mantel for her dedication…
 

Sitting Here Dazed and Confused

January 16, 2009 Mommy's Angel in Heaven 2
I sit here in a complete and utter daze right now. To think that it has been 6 months seems so overwhelming in the scope of things. I have gotten pretty bad about checking my mail. My husband went and got the mail from the mailbox today and brought in…

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  1. Little Woman says

    January 19, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    I got your invitation on Twittermoms to visit your website. I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard to lose someone you love, especially a child. You will go through times like this, and this will go on for years, but know in your heart that your little daughter is in God’s hands, and that she no longer has any problems, physical or mentally, for he has given her a brand new body that will not get sick or hurt. She is watching over you, and she see’s your tears. She knows you miss her, but she is still yet with you. She will never leave you. Keep her near in your heart.

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