Four years ago the sun dissapeared then re-appeared with the face of an angel our angel Haleigh Rae. With this I began to see the world in a new light. I began to understand the circle of life. For every loss there is a gain. Though we have experienced the most tremendous loss imaginable though we mourn we cry and our hearts ache. There has been even more gains. Gains to God gains to Heaven and gains to the world that only Haleigh could fill! So as I sit with tears streaming down my face and an ache in my heart I know I was blessed to have gotton to be a part of Haleigh's life no matter how brief.
Haleigh it has been so long since i have been on your website but I think about you often.I just had a baby a couple of monthes ago his name is Waylon and he is the most amazing person I have ever met. I just love him so much. I worry all the time that something will happen to him. I never want to feel that pain.I dont know how your mom does it. She must be a strong person. Im sure Andrew is what keeps her going and knowing that she can see you again one day. I never thought i could love someone so much until I had Waylon I cant even describe it. Since I have become a mom I have tried to become a better person i have changed so much. Babies deserve the best. I want to be a great mom and I want my son to look up to me.And I want him to grow up and be a great person. I thank God for him everyday. My dad has known he has bone cancer for about a year now. I am so glad God let him be here and meet Waylon. i think that helps him not give up. The chemo is working great and I hope God gives us all many more years together. To everyone reading this keep my family in your prayers. Waylon is starting to wake up i got to go. Haleigh I love you pretty girl and you and your family are in my prayers. God bless
I love you baby girl. I have been thinking about you all week. I was wondering what the firecrackers look like from Heaven. I was wondering if you and Mamaw Carpenter spent her birthday together. I like to believe you 2 are always together.
I love you, just wanted to stop in and remind you.
Moma sure misses you these days! It seems to get harder as I see little girls with their moma's or in the cutest outfit that I know you would have loved. I sometimes wonder what you would be like right now, would you be my sweet little innocent one or would you be a terror..LOL Either way I would take you back in a heart beat, which is hard to say knowing that you have it made in Heaven.
I was in your room last night looking for your brother's birth certificate and ran across yours and you first little Hello Kitty band-aid, from the NICU. God can give me so much strength, but reality hits sometimes and it justs hurts sissy. I think what it would feel like just to hold you again, to brush you hair one more time. I want to have my mother daughter relationship back. Something about not having it makes me feel incomplete.
You would be starting kindergarten this fall, hard to imagine. I wonder would you be more like me or your daddy? Sucks that we will never know. The only thing that gets me through eachday is knowing who has you, and that you are waiting for me. I miss you so bad that words can't describe my feelings.
I miss my Haleigh Rae... As school lets out for summer I think about how you would have just finished your Kindergarden year. It breaks my heart to think we wont be able to share those mile markers of life with you. Knowing that you are in God's kingdom with your Mamaw is what keeps me from breaking down. You are always in our hearts and I often see you in other small innocent childrens faces. As much as I would love to hold and hug you again I know it will be even more special when we meet again. Please watch out for your Mommy, Daddy and Roo. Watch out for us all. Kiss Mamaw for me and tell our heavenly Father I say thank you for the time he gave us with you both.
Why God Takes Children / Billy Powell (uncle)Read >>
Why God Takes Children / Billy Powell (uncle)
When God calls little children To dwell with Him above, We mortals sometimes question The wisdom of His love. For no heartache compares with, The death of one small child, Who does so much to make our world, Seem so wonderful and mild. Perhaps God tires of calling The aged to His fold, So He picks a rosebud Before it can grow old. God knows how much we need them, And so He takes but few, To make the land of heaven More beautiful to view. Believing this is difficult Still somehow we must try, The saddest word mankind knows will always be Good-bye. So when a little child departs, We who are left behind Must realize God loves children, Angels are hard to find.
We wish you a Happy Birthday. We wish you a Happy Birthday,And A Happy New Year. Lots of big hugs and slobbery Kisses. Miss You And Love you Always! Give Mamaw A Big Kiss For Me Please!
Happy Birthday Sis!! / Moma
It is so hard to believe that you would be 5 years old today sis! I know in heaven age doesn't matter because you live eternally but picturing you down here at the age of 5 is unbelievable. I wish i could just hold your hand and brush your hair.....tell you stories of the day you were born. For the rest of my life I will treasure the 2 out of those 5 years I got to spend with you and as soon as Our Father calls my name I will be flying up to make up for all those lost years. I Love you Sis and miss you so very much, words can not explain how much it hurts to not be able to plan your 5th birthday party! Watch over your family and friends today as many of them think of your smile! I Will Love YOu Always & Forever!! Your Moma Close
Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Happy New Year / Wendy (Aunt)Read >>
Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday and Happy New Year / Wendy (Aunt)
Haleigh,
I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas in heaven. A wonderful birthday and a very Happy New Year. I know celebrating these things in heaven has to be magnificent!
I hope you know how grateful I am that God placed you in our lives, if even for a short time. Happy Thanksgiving beautiful baby and kiss Mamaw for me too. I miss you both.
3 yrs ago I was blessed with a beautiful baby boy and the night he was born was the last time I saw your sweet smile, and hugged your little neck. 5 days later you went to be with Jesus in Heaven. I miss you so very much, but I smile each time I think of you and the fact that you are so very happy with all the other Angels in Heaven. God picked you special to go Home to be with Him! You were an inspiration to all of us here on earth and now your beauty shines down from Heaven. I love you so very much and miss you even more today than 3 yrs ago...
We Love You / David, Ashley, Amelia,Brayden Read >>
We Love You / David, Ashley, Amelia,Brayden
Haleigh we love and miss you so much but we know that you are in a better place looking over all of us..i just wish that amelia and brayden had gotten a chance to meet you because i know they would have loved you.
It blows my mind to think that it was 3 years ago today when you grew your angel wings.It seems like it happened just yesterday. My memories of you are few,but I keep them with me all the time.I don't think that I will ever understand why God took you,but everytime I look to the sky a smile comes across my face because I know that I have a beautiful angel looking over me and my family at all times.
We all miss you.I miss your little innocent smile and your cute little giggle. I await the day that we can all be together once more.I love you bunches!(:
Not a day goes by... / Chanz Carpenter (Aunt)Read >>
Not a day goes by... / Chanz Carpenter (Aunt)
It's almost been 4 years since I saw your beautiful face and I wonder how precious time really is. Today I was looking at your pictures and tears were flowing like never before. It's as if the pain never lessens. It always remains and I wish I could be happy that your in a better place but the truth is, it breaks my heart. I look at your mommy and I can see her tears behind the smiles and I long to replace her pain with something else. I think about Preston and this baby I'm carrying right now and the thought of losing a child breaks my heart and I look at your mom and I envy her strength. She feels so hurt and lost but she still manages to keep it together and I could never do that. She has the courage of noone else I've ever met and she's amazing! You were more than lucky to have her as your mom. And she was lucky to have you because you were definitely an angel on earth as well as heaven. You touched so many people's lives that noone will ever be able to forget who you were and wonder who you might be today. You were an inspiration to us all and I love you and miss you more than you could ever know. It's funny because in your pictures, your always smiling. Even during your last few days here with us, you didn't cry or express pain throughout all you were going through. You put a smile on and laughed like nothing else. I think you get that strength from your mom. I think about the short time you were with us and am amazed at how much of an impact you made. You filled us with so many memories and so many good ones at that, that noone can help but smile when they think of Haleigh Rae. I love you and I want you to know that I'm not the only one. Look after your mommy and daddy and your big brother. They all need you more than you will ever know. I miss you and can't wait until we meet again!
My sweet baby girl today is so hard! My heart aches with saddness. I know that God had every reason and every right to bring you home with him, I just hate the fact that in doing so you had to leave your home here with all of us who love you so!
In your living you blessed us with your existance and being. In your passing you have blessed so many with so much more! I have always beleived in God and heaven. In your passing my faith has been proven ten fold! God chooses his angels very carefully, heaven is meant for those blessed with the best of souls. Your soul was left with all of us here, each of us I beleive were given a part of it, to learn , to grow, and to cherish all that we have.
For every memory you have left with us, for every persons faith in God you have restored, for each and every soul you have touched, and for each sign of love you grace us with.....I know that you are exactly where you need to be. The world is a much better place because of you Haleigh Rae! I thank you and I thank God for sharing you with us!!!!!
Wow, it's been 3 yrs. How things can seem so different, it seems like just yesterday when you entered those pearly gates but it seems like a lifetime since I last held you. It's seems like missing you is one of the only constant things I've done over the years.
I know you are looking down on us, and you're with us on every move we make but there is still that empty void that is now only filled with memories and love. Some would think that could be enough, but it's not. I long to touch your soft skin and comb your soft hair, with each passing day. Some say that when a person looses a limb, they can still feel it there as if it were still attached. I have that same feeling, I feel as though you, a part of me, are still there and I want to grab you and squeeze. But there is nothing there to grab, and so I feel like I'm missing something. I keep grabbing and searching for that feeling of completeness and it's non-existing. I thank God for the strength that he gives me each and everyday, for every second that he offers me the chance to give to him my worries. I know that Jesus can handle the pain way better than me, so I use Him and His Grace.
Your daddy misses you so much, he has built up his walls and he seems to avoid any heartache that he may come into contact with. I try to get him to talk but he is limited, but I can tell he is over flowing with sadness that he can not hold you.
Your big brother, is big! He takes after your moma he talks about you every day and he keeps you alive in his memory. He tells stories about you all the time and he shows everyone his sissy. I know that he'll never forget the impact you made on his life.
Well, enough chat you already know all this. Sis, I love you and miss you more than words can express. Have a wonderful Angel Birthday in Heaven!! Can't wait to see you there!! LOVE YOU ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!
We could only be so lucky / Penny Raymer (Cousin)
The Lord has you safe in his arms now. He watches over us. Your memory lives in our hearts and thoughts everyday. I await the day the new memories you have made in your heavenly home, can be shared with those who miss you so. We could only be so lucky to not only remember your sweet ways, but hold you and hug you and laugh and play with you. The Lord will keep you safe until that day comes for all of us. We love you and miss you very much. Close
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