HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALANA!!!

    Today would have been our sweet Alana's 3rd birthday.  She just missed it by three months.  I must say, that I am blessed to have had her for the 2 1/2 years that we did.  It seems that she lived a life time in those few short years.

   I want today to be a day of remembering all the wonderful memories about Alana.  There were so many good memories.  As I am typing this post, I can hear her little giggles in my mind and I can see her sweet, sweet smile.  I can picture her doing her little scootching on her bottom across the floor.  I can also hear her call my name and say, "Mama, pot, pot, pot."  That was her way of telling me she had to go potty.

   For the last several days one particular memory keeps replaying in my mind.  Whenever that medical supply company to drop off Aubree and Alana's medical supplies, Alana would get very excited.  I would plop down the two or three boxes of medical supplies and Alana would empty out all the contents of the boxes onto the floor.  She would then proceed to put everything back into the boxes.  It made her quite happy to play with the medical supplies.  She would play like this for hours.  I think I replay this memory in my mind over and over because she was so very content playing with the boxes and supplies and I can still picture her content little face in my mind.

   My husband and I have yet to get the foundation that we are going to be starting up and running.  I was hoping to have it going by her birthday.  But, despite the delay I will be bringing a bubble toy to Connecticut Children's Medical Center for a sick child there in Alana's memory.  Bubbles made her happy and we would love to make another child just as happy.

   Thank you all for your continued prayers for our family.  We love you all.

   God is good.