Daryn Renee's Dragonfly

The Dragonfly: the symbol that has showed up over and over to Daryn's loved ones, actually it was a red one that returned several times.......................

"In Will Campbell's book, Brotherhood Dragonfly
He tells why dragonflies hover above the lakes/ponds. They do it, the story goes, because they come from the lake............. and their brothers and sisters are still there, worried about what happened when they left. They are trying to get back to tell them how wonderful it is to fly................"

(there is more to it I would recommend listening to what the man says, very insightful)
from:
http://keylife.org/
click on archives "thinkspot"
from 1/6/09

(Thanks for sharing Grandpa Rich, who heard this on the radio on his way home yesterday, apparently Kim also heard it on her way home)


The beautiful dragonfly that she drew, the dragonflies that have visited Joe and Kim and my Mom, wow , what a beautiful irony in listening to this...............

I always feel that she is trying to let us feel that she fine, actually, better than we could ever imagine. Not to take away any of the real pain that her family feels, because I know that it is real, I see it in Joe and Kim's souls, they are forever altered because of the pain of the loss, it is immense. But our God has a bigger plan and a better plan and I can't wait for it to come to fruition.

Another little story I wanted to share......... On my birthday I went to get a tattoo, on the inside of my left foot. I wanted to do something to help me think of Daryn, so I got a star with blue shading (Daryn's color). Then I got 2 other just plain black outline stars, one for each of my kids. Everyone always asks me if it hurt, and my answer has always been the first, blue star didn't hurt at all, but the other 2 hurt immensely!!!! Not until the other day did I realize the irony and the truth in my statement. Where Daryn is she no longer has to hurt, as the blue star that was tattooed on me did not hurt, she does not hurt, she only has to feel Love and Goodness and everything Beautiful and Wonderful that God had promised and did deliver to her. While the other 2 stars hurt, seriously about as intensely as childbirth (no I am not kidding).......... which because my kids are still human they still have and feel pain, and hurt and broken-heartedness, and loss.

We Hurt for now.

Daryn is pain-free for eternity.

For me there is some sense of comfort in that.

I look very forward to the day that her family no longer hurts, when that they will be pain-free for eternity............... but until then we have to live this life......... and in the midst of it trust in God through ALL times, the Bad and the Good.

Love you Daryn! Your Aunt Mindy