On the 24th, we remembered Stacey on what would have been her 28th birthday.
Each year her family sends balloons into the air in her memory.
This is a photo of the 28 balloons released this year by Stacey's parents, two sisters and the niece she never met, but is said to be a "little piece of heaven" born on Stacey's birthday.
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| I remember. Raw 'Mr. Noodles' and 'Barbies' and you. XOXO |
As a side note: Someone I met this summer lost a sister when she was young. This week, following the Colorado theatre tragedy, she made a point to say that we can't live our lives in fear of something happening to our family and especially to our children. She mentioned that although her parents grieved the loss of their daughter for a very long time, they also recognized that they had no regret for the time they spent with their child and the use they made of that time. I found this settling - Putting in perspective that although we cannot change life's dreaded fates, we can take the energy we use worrying about them and redirect it toward living in the present, cherishing our time and creating beautiful memories, knowing that the time we have together now is so special and that we feel happiness and love.
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