This is a letter I wrote to my Gm at work, he just lost his unborn child..

This will be hard to write but, I'm not going to say sorry for your loss, reason being you'll hear it multiple times. Knowing you, you'll end up hating those words. Half the time, the ones saying that, really truly meant it, and the others? Not so much.

Matthew 5:4

blessed be are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

God has bigger, and I must say, better plans for your precious little girl. She will always be daddy's little girl. You may not see her physically, but she is present. Open your heart and feel her within you. She hasn't gone too far, has she? No. Would she really want to see her parents grieve? No. Especially her being yours, she would want you to smile.

John 12:27

Peace I leave with you, may peace I give you unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

So close your eyes, smile, and soar with her.

You are much stronger than you think, God wouldn't have done this without reasoning or knowing you couldn't handle this. This is something you can and will get through. This may be a trying time, but just keep your faith.

This is going to be a very difficult time for your whole family, but we are here. All of us. Here with listening ears, open hearts, and open arms. There will never be a word that can be spoken to make this any easier. Time may heal all things, but encouraging words are great to hear. If you need anything, you can depend on us. Don't be afraid to ask, for we have already offered.

You have became a big brother of sorts to me. My heart shattered into pieces when I got to work and found out. No one deserves a loss of a child, ever. As I said earlier, we are all here, a back bone. Just remember, she will always and forever will be,

daddy's little girl.

Jeremiah 1:5

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart.

"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight."

--Kahil Gibran

"An angel in the book of life wrote down me baby's birth. And whispered as she closed the book, 'too beautiful for earth.'"

--Unknown

"Sweet little flower of Heavenly birth, you were fair to bloom on Earth."

--Unknown

"Breathe. Listen for my footfall in your heart. I am not gone but merely walk within you."

--Nicholas Evans

"Precious little one, we had you in our lives such a very short time, but we'll hold you in our hearts forever. It seemed like only a fleeting moment. But, it was long enough to know that your life was indeed a gift- no matter how brief, no matter how fragile, your life was indeed a gift, and we'll hold you in our hearts forever."

--Unknown

A friend that can make you smile.

"A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity." --Robert Hall

Many of us have a friend or two, like the above quote, are just that. Luckily, I have the privilege of many. Some I've known for years, and some we have in the most recent times, discovered this friendship. I am very humbled to have such friendships in my crazy, sometimes hectic, life. I would name them, but what would the point be? They already know how much they each mean to me. Plus, it may take me quite some time to name them all. They all have meanings in my life.

Alas, to in into detail would take even longer. But, one in particular has affected me greatly. Justin Duane Redmon, a little brother of sorts to me. Whom, I loved greatly. Lived seventeen years young, until that fateful December day. Just shy of his eighteenth birthday.

I have many great memories in the short time that I knew him. He was a great personality, always smiling, and putting others before himself. He was greatly appreciated by many who by chance was graced by his presence. That beautiful smile of his, along with those completely adorable dimples, he definitely stole our hearts. It's been over a year now, since December 28, 2011. It still feels like yesterday I found out what happened to the brother I always prayed to have. In all honesty, I don't remember that day or night when they spoke of his death. Figuratively speaking, I blacked out. Everyone has told me repeatedly I stayed strong throughout the whole night, besides the initial shock of it all, I broke down. I didn't sleep for two days straight for fear of waking up from the nightmare. I wished it was only that.

So here I sit, pondering everything he has ever said to me, and it make me stronger. I know God had MUCH better plans for him. I have a Guardian Angel. I can keep smiling even through the hurt.