First day of school.

Today is the first day of school for all of my grandkids. Everyone is so excited and has a story. Daryn was always so excited to go to school and ride the bus. She wrote that she had butterflys in her tummy three years ago before school started. Oh my goodness Daryn, I can only imagine all the butterflys carrying you around now!!!!!!!!

Grandpa took flowers to Daryn today. "First day of school !" he said, "She needs something special too." Daryn is still and always will be so very loved and cherished by grandpa and grandma and so many others. We will never forget her ever. So happy first day of school this year sweetheart, I know you walk the halls in spirit and love for all of your cousins and friends who are left behind. Keep carrying the torch for them and lead them the way to Jesus. Loving you forever and for always. Grammy

Just heard Caden playing.........
"God and Daryn.......God and Daryn...........God and Daryn"
I am not sure really what he was thinking, but I just smiled.

A few weeks ago we were looking at some pics of the kids and Caden was naming all of the kids and he pointed to Daryn and said "What? How did she get down here?"

We all know where Daryn is..........and I can't wait to join her in all of God's glory!
Caden is ready too, he can't wait to meet God, man, does he have some good questions for him! Caden says that GOD is soooo smart that he must have eaten like 14 smarties:)

LOVE YOU DARYN - can't believe it's been just about 3 years................. think about you all the time:)

God is Love

It is getting close to three years now since I last saw Daryn. If three years ago today I knew what was ahead I would have gone insane. Some days I think I must be insane to be able to keep continuing on this life journey without her. I have lived 61 years and had her to love for only 10 and it seems now the biggest and the most important part of my life, those precious 10 years. Now this week I bury another person I loved, my nephew Chris. Death is so very hard. I looked at some of his pictures today and it so broke my heart. Good people dying young. It just hurts so much. Love hurts as the song goes. But we must "Trust in the Lord with all our hearts and not lean on our own understanding.". Well that is easy to do because I don't have any of my own understanding. The only thing that is becoming very clear to me is that there is nothing on this earth except love that really means anything. And of course we all know that God is love. Anyway, I would like to think that you Daryn Renee' was one of Chris' greeters Sunday. Chris is a real fun guy so I know you will love him!!!! I will be there soon love. Gma

Remembering

Last night we went and watched a dance recital. We watched Kaila, and Jolee with the most beautiful costumes and the most beautiful hairdo's and my heart swelled with love for those precious girls, my girls, my granddaughters. I sat and remembered all of the recitals that we went to watch my beautiful Daryn. And remembered how my heart swelled watching her. All those memories and I need to wrap them up in a beautiful package and hide them in my heart as a sacred thing, so precious that I hardly dare touch them. I was happy last night watching but I don't know if it was an illusion of happiness or the real thing. Today, right now I want to lay down and cry forever. This going on, at times seems so silly when all I want to do is just stop. Then I tuck it away and remember I have so many to love still. I hope you watched Jolee last night Daryn. Oh how you loved it, I'm sure. I can just hear you telling about it with your big eyes and your excited voice and you awesome smile. Dear God I miss you so.

So we go on with life, you there inside of us forever till we see you again. My angel forever and ever.

Your gramma S

Daryn's 13th Birthday

Happy 13th Birthday Daryn,

We celebrated your birthday at the beach today. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and the water was glass. The girls wrote you birthday wishes on balloons and sent them up to heaven for you.

Love and miss you bunches

Aunt Wendy

Happy Birthday Sweetheart

Happy birthday sweetheart girl. The birds are singing and the sun is shining for you today. I was thinking that maybe you celebrate your birthday on the day that you entered heaven. Now that is a celebration of great magnitude I am sure!!!!!!!!! But for now honey, I just miss you so much, thinking of all of your birthday parties we had with you, especially thinking of watching you being born. You sure changed your daddy and your mommy's lives. I think daddy was terrorized and I think your mommy was feeling complete. They ended up doing okay with you didn't they? When love comes into this world and lands in your lap you are changed forever and you are forever in love. And you were that first love for your mom and dad and always will be. So my golden girl, I love you with all my heart and I celebrate your life on this earth everyday but especially today with all my beautiful memories of you. Happy Birthday Angel.

Loving you forever,
Gramma Sandy

Oneday

I cannot even imagine what life will be with Daryn one day. Just heard on the radio this week that the biggest party is going on in heaven and will be for all eternity. Think about it. With Daryn and everyone else that we ever knew. How great this will be. I get excited just thinking about it. Everyone happy and in a loving mood. Our leader Daryn is going to be 13 tomorrow. Seems so young but she was much older than us spiritually. Some day my little one, by the mercy of God, I'll join you for a birthday . In the mean time I'll try to be a steward here on God's earth. Missing you!!! Are you missing me? I'm sure you aren't for you know what we can only Imagine. By the way Happy Birthday blondie.
Grandpa