REBECCA FAITH BARNES

ON JULY 12, 1996 A STAR WAS BORN. I COULD TELL
THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE SPECIAL BECAUSE THE
MORNING SHE WAS BORN, ON THE WAY TO THE
HOSPITAL, UP IN THE SKY WAS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL CRESCENT MOON WITH A STAR RIGHT
AT ITS TIP. AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I KNEW
THAT THIS WOULD BE THE BABY TO CHANGE MY
LIFE FOREVER, AND I WAS RIGHT. SHE WAS
AMAZING! AND BEAUTIFUL! ALL I COULD HAVE EVER
HOPED FOR. ME AND HER DADDY WAS SO VERY
PROUD OF HER. WE TOOK HER HOME ONLY TO
ENJOY HAVING HER FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. GOD
HAD OTHER PLANS. NOW I KNOW THAT GOD, IN HIS
INFINITE WISDOM, KNOWS MORE THAN YOU OR I,
AND HE CHOOSES SPECIAL PEOPLE TO BE PARENTS
OF THESE SOON TO BE ANGELS. THEY SAY THAT
GOD DOSEN'T GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN
HANDLE, BUT I THINK THAT SOMETIMES HE DOES
OR WHY ELSE WOULD WE NEED HIM. ON MARCH
29,1997 I NEEDED GOD MORE THAN EVER. MY BABY
GIRL HAD BECOME VERY SICK. THE DOCTORS
CALLED IT BACTERIAL MENNIGITIS, ALL I KNEW
WAS THAT MY 8 MONTH 17 DAY-OLD BABY GIRL WAS
IN THE NEXT ROOM FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. SHE
DIED TWICE ON US ONLY FOR THE DOCTORS TO
BRING HER BACK. FOR SUCH A LITTLE THING, SHE
WAS A BIG FIGHTER. AFTER TWELVE HOURS OF
STRUGGLING, MY LITTLE ANGEL WENT TO HEAVEN.
LIFE HAS BEEN DIFFERENT SINCE THAT DAY. A LOT
HAS CHANGED IN THE PAST YEARS AND NOW I
HAVE A SON OF 2 YEARS AND I LOVE HIM TO
DEATH. I NO LONGER TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT HE
WILL BE AROUND FOREVER. EACH DAY I HAVE HIM
IS A GIFT FROM GOD. HIS BIG SISTER WOULD HAVE
LOVED HIM. I KNOW THAT MY LITTLE GIRL IS
LOOKING DOWN FROM HEAVEN AND SMILING AT
THOSE WHOM SHE LOVED AND LOVED HER. I MISS
HER TERRIBLY AND I KNOW THAT ONE DAY WE
WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

Submitted by: Angie Satterthwaite on February 10, 2006