“Shoes!” chirped Isla. “They are so pretty, mommy! My favorite color…pink!”
The letter said:
“My prettiest girls,
Some angels here in heaven are surprised to see how girls can be so pretty!
They say you are the most beautiful girls God ever created. Daddy can see how beautiful you look in your outfits. But I wanted to make my girls look even prettier, so I bought these shoes for you.
I hope you like them. You see, daddy is not around you, but he is always there in your heart. I know that my girls no longer eat cookies and ice creams.
Don’t tell mommy, but I know she’s restocked the pantry with huge cookie boxes. I saw her doing that. Next time you visit me, I want to hear stories about how you stole them successfully behind mommy’s back.
Just because daddy isn’t there does not mean we won’t trouble mommy! I want you girls to be happy and smile every day. You don’t always have to be good.
I’m sure even mommy doesn’t like that. And thank you for visiting me and wishing me a happy birthday, girls. Daddy loves you and misses you.
Sending lots of love to my lovely girls,
Brian.”
“Umm…that’s too much for me to read!” Isla complained. “Madison, what did daddy write?”
Madison hugged Elsa tightly. “He said he is happy where he is, Isla, and he wants us to be happy too.
He misses us. Thank you for everything, mom,” she added, knowing the boxes were from her. “We appreciate you bringing us here.”
Linda smiled and whispered, “I love both of you,” thanking her girls for helping her step out of the grief and giving her the strength to visit Brian.
What can we learn from this story? Death cannot break the bonds built with love. Brian is far away from his family in the skies, but he is always present inside their hearts.Mothers always put their children first.
While Linda was not ready to visit Brian yet, she gathered the courage to do so after seeing how badly her girls wanted to visit their father.
