our beautiful Angel of Love & Gentleness
February 5th, 2003
Chloe, our little heavenly angel turns 2 today. How is it
that she can feel both very near and very far away? I can remember
the miraculous moment that she took her first breath and cry of life and
then her last lyrical sigh and smile. But why does it feel like
forever since I have held her in my arms, sniffed the scent of her sweet
baby breath, kissed her adorable pouty lip, run my fingers through her
silky soft hair, listened with happiness as she made her own silent laugh,
flicked my eyelashes on her cheek to give her butterfly kisses and felt
her chest rise and fall under my warm hands?
Was it a magical dream? Were we really blessed with such beauty?
Quite often I try to imagine the beauty of the heavenly place where she now dances, but then I realize it must be beyond anything I could ever imagine. I close my eyes and try to peek in on our sweet girl.
In my thoughts I see Chloe in her bare feet (of course her tippie toes are painted purple or pink), her pigtails have two lovely pink ribbons tied in bows (or maybe her silky hair flows freely in the fresh heavenly breeze), she is wearing her precious little white slip summer dress with the eyelet lace trim, hanging gently around her neck is the locket that holds pictures of mommy, daddy and our kitty Gromit, then in one hand her delicate little fingers are wrapped gently around a lovely daisy she has just picked, and in the other hand she is clinging ever so lovingly to her uncle Greg's strong but gentle fingers or maybe her hand is nestled in her Great Great Granny's warm and loving hand, sometimes she can be seen bouncing on either of her Great-Grandpas old creaking knees, or being read her favourite stories by her loving auntie or a new found friend.
There are colorful fields full of scented flowers, butterflies and bumble bees are suspended in the breeze, the sky is a brilliant blue with a few fluffy puffy white clouds drifting by, and stretching from sky to sky is a rainbow more vibrant than any we've ever seen, birds are singing sweet melodies and there is the enchanting sound of children's laughter floating through the air. And there in the middle of such beauty is Chloe, our precious little flower bud. The most beautiful part of our lovely Chloe is the smile that is so wide and so bright with warmth and love that it radiates to all the cherubs circling and dancing around her as they celebrate the miracle of her birth.
Of course there is laughter, giggling, tickling, playing, dancing, skipping, singing and flying. More beautiful than we could ever imagine beauty to be. And our darling Chloe is surrounded by cherub friends both old and new. Beautiful Aubrey is there and the dear little angels are taking turns riding her pink pony, she is so very proud as she giggles with delight. Ava is there and she is cuddling all of the kitty's who are now in heaven, her arms are full with love as the kittens purr in a cuddle of pure happiness. Little Logan is twirling and jumping in a blanket of colorful leaves and he's making kissy faces at all the little girls which makes them giggle and blush with delight. Lil peanut Eden is using her little pink sweater blanket to wrap the new little babies who arrive in heaven, to keep them warm and loved. Darling Angel Turtle Brittany is near the pond and she is whispering and giggling as she plays with the turtles who are gently nibbling at her ankles, they just adore her. I can see gentle Kye down by the ocean and he is collecting a colorful array of seashells and sand dollars, he loves the ocean breeze and he lets each sea breath fill him up. Adorable Baby Jade continues to share her beauty and love with her newly made friends, she smiles every time her mommy is mentioned. And who could forget brave little soul Mitch, he is sharing his strength with the angels who need a little extra love and quite often he is seen peeking in on his little brother Kyle. And just a short time ago the angels flew to embrace a newly winged cherub, sweetypee Nicholas.
So much beauty. So much love. Isn't Heaven beautiful?
I truly believe it must be, with that much light and love how could it not be?
As each of our precious little cherubs entered this magical land, they were greeted so lovingly by the Angels already dancing in such beauty. With beaming smiles they welcomed our newly-winged angels into their loving embrace. These angels gently comfort, love and provide hope for our new angels, just as their parents do the same for we who are newly grieved or newly diagnosed. So many beautiful angels are there with their arms and wings outstretched to give the most loving and welcoming hugs, Angels CJ, Lea, Nick, Anthony, Haley, David, Kinnari, Chandler, Ashley, Bryan, Alex, Andres, Jeramie, Joseph, Judson, Jannes, Hunter M., Megan, Anna, Angela, Livvy, Jay-Jay, Saschy, Joshua, Michelle, Anthoney, Trevor, Liam, Aleksandra, Melina, and Evie Beth who is right now spreading magical angel dust over her loving mummy, daddy and new baby sister, Ella. So many angels, so much beauty, please forgive me if my vision has missed any precious little cherubs, they have just been playing hide-n-seek and have escaped my eyes for just a brief moment, you can be assured that they are the brightest and most beautiful of lights in Heaven and there is no question that they are known and loved in Heaven. Bless each and every angel who has come into our lives, shared their love, and now are spreading their wings and their joy in the magic of where they now fly...
Happy Birthday sweet gentle angel, Chloe. Mommy and Daddy love you to the moon, the stars and beyond, right up to the lovely heaven of your dreams. Kisses, kisses sweet love. We know you are happy sweet love. We know. And we couldn't be more happy for you. Catch our kisses sweetie then go back and play with your darling little cherub friends. They love you so, just as we do. Your precious little soul will never ever lack love, nor will ours since the day you filled our souls with your love.
Chloe, my sweet angel, mommy was so sad thinking about celebrating your birthday without you being here, but something happened today that made me realize that you are here. The sun trickled through our window as I wrote out this message and the light jumped into the prisms that we hung for you sweetie. Well, Chloe bear, it was the first time since you flew to Heaven that we once again had rainbows dancing around your room. There you were sweetie, your spirit danced and skipped amongst the rainbows circling round the room. My heart was full of you. You are everywhere Chloe. I mustn't ever forget that. You are in every beautiful, treasured moment.
Thank you everyone for sharing this amazing day with us. Today we celebrate the gentle beauty and love of our sweet girl and the angels who keep her smiling. We love you Chloe Isabel, our angel of love and gentleness, always and forever.
"Every day I offer a silent prayer of thanks that such life has been placed in my hands and that I was blessed with the miracle of touching even part of it."
Bless you all,
Lisa and Frank (angel Chloe's very proud and very blessed mommy & daddy)
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ps. Sweet baby girl, Daddy says that naps just aren't the same without you, but we try to find you in our dreams. Sweet dreams little love, sweet dreams...
"To love is to steal a glimpse of Heaven."
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