Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Lil' One

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We think of you each and every day that goes by, but today is extra special. Today would have been your FIRST birthday!!! Hard to believe how much time has past since you blessed our lives with your tiny self. I laid on the couch today while holding your little brother, thinking of just how much God used your little life to impact ours in such a HUGE way! We now have 2 sons, we lived in North Carolina, we are pursuing a life of ministry, and have even considered being missionaries to Germany!!! All of it is definitely a different life then what I had dreamed or planned - but guess what?!?! It's SO MUCH BETTER!!! And altho you are not here on earth with us (and I still ache to hold or rock your precious little self), I know you are in the best place there is & now have your Grand Nanny to keep you close and look after you. God used you Lil' One ... your life changed our way of thinking. It changed the way I approach every day. And it gave me a better sense as to what is truly important and what lasts.
I thank the Lord for your sweet, miraculous life every day - but even more on special days like this.
We love you sweetie!
Happy Birthday Lil' One!!!

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