Bling, Bling :)

This past weekend I went out shopping with my oldest son. Of course I had to go to my favorite store, Hobby Lobby, despite my son's desperate protests (I told him I am training him for his future wife). He doesn't see any value in a store that doesn't carry Legos (go figure).

I had the intention to look for Christmas flowers for Rebekah's "doorway". Currently she has a temporary granite marker because I haven't made up my mind on what I want her permanent marker to say (Who would have thought I would have to make this decision? Sad, sad...). The temporary marker does not have a vase, so it is difficult to put flowers on her marker. So trying to decide on what to put on her marker has been a little tricky.

There are some other babies that also have temporary markers where she is buried. This area is called Innocence Garden and it is a place set aside for babies. It is so precious and sad to see all the little markers adorned with baby momentoes ( stuffed animals, little angels, etc). We have become familiar with some of the little ones' names and it breaks our hearts to see so many in this dedicated area. Like a dad, Dale went around tonight and stood up fallen Christmas trees on the other babies' "doorways."

Anyway, I could not find any flowers, so I opted for a Christmas tree instead. I found two little pink "bling-bling" trees that made me smile. They may be a little too shiny, but they reminded me of my girls. I bought one for Rebekah and one for our home to remind us of her. That one is on our mantle with our Christmas village. The children love it and our four year old will say "That's Rebekah Joy's tree, mommy."

Oh, how I would have loved to have had her here with us this Christmas.

::sigh::