I wrote this letter just several days after Heidi left us. I sent it in all of
the thank you cards from the funeral., and now I would like to share it with all
of you.

Remembering  Heidi

To all of you who knew Heidi--Remember her the way she was--she was full of life,

 sweet, and touched so many of you.

The loss is unbearable--our hearts ache--our lives will never be the same again!

God decided to take her to be an angel for him.

We don't understand why--we can't grasp the reason.

This terrible tragedy has made such an impact on all of our lives.

Perhaps God needed to do this to show us something or teach us something,

and he just needed our Heidi to whatever he needed to do.

She had the strength of many, a heart so full of love.

 My heart aches so very much for her

 sweet laughter, and her caring

embrace, her beautiful smile.

We were so lucky that we had her--if even just for a little while.

She was a very special little girl,

and if God saw to it that you had the chance to be a part of her life---

treasure those memories, because God gave you a little angel to love for a

very short while.

We were all very lucky to have had her for this short time on earth with us.

Now we are sure she is in heaven looking down on us.

And someday we will be reunited with her, and her beautiful smile.

She was a gift from God. She is the sunshine, the rain, the snow that falls....

the beautiful flowers, birds, and butterflies.

She is the brightest star in the sky. Remember that. She was so beautiful---

a woman and a child.

God just reached down and scooped her up in His arms, and I am sure she smiled.

Remember her beauty!

To those of you who really care---thank you!

Thank you for all of your prayers and support.

Without the strength that she has given me,

I would never have been able to write this letter.

I love you, Heidi---and I miss you so very much!

You are my sunshine!!!!

All my love for an eternity,
Mom