ONE YEAR AGO TODAY HANNAH EARNED HER ANGEL WINGS

04/23/07 - AT 5:13 P.M. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY HANNAH EARNED HER ANGEL WINGS IN HEAVEN. IN MEMORY OF HANNAH'S PASSING HER FAMILY, ALONG WITH THE HELP OF REV. PEAKE SAID A PRAYER AT HER GRAVESIDE. LOOKING BACK OVER THIS PAST YEAR SO MUCH AS HAPPENED YET TIME SEEMS TO HAVE STOOD STILL AS IF IT WERE ONLY YESTERDAY THAT WE WERE ALL GATHERED TOGETHER AT HANNAH'S BEDSIDE. ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR HAS BEEN VERY HARD FOR KAREN AND STEPHEN AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY HANNAH HAS SHOWN HER PRESENCE IN SO MANY WAYS. TONIGHT AT THE GRAVESIDE STEPHEN WENT TO RELEASE 1 BUTTERFLY BALLOON BUT FOR SOME REASON IT DIDN'T WANT TO FLY AWAY. THEN DURING THE PRAYER FOR HANNAH IT BEGAN POURING RAIN SO HARD. VERY SYMBOLIC OF THE MOMENT SINCE WE WERE ALL SHEDDING TEARS FOR MISSING HANNAH. HANNAH WAS SHEDDING TEARS OF HER OWN 10X MORE FOR MISSING US. WHEN RETURNING TO HANNAH'S GRAVESIDE AFTER THE STORM HAD PASSED JACOB WAS PLAYING ON THE GRASS WITH HANNAH'S BALLOON WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE, WITH NO WIND PRESENT THE BALLOON TOOK OFF INTO THE SKY. WE ALSO RELEASED 1 YELLOW BALLOON AND SEVERAL PINK BALLONS IN A BOUQUET WITH A DORA WATCH ATTACHED. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE SPECIAL WILL FIND IT. IT'S AMAZING HOW THE MEMORIES LIVE ON EVEN AFTER SOMEONE HAS LEFT US. BUT WITH THESE LITTLE CONSTANT REMINDERS THAT HANNAH IS WITH US THE MEMORIES WILL NEVER FADE AND HANNAH WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU HANNAH FOR ALL YOU HAVE TAUGHT US AND FOR THE LOVE YOU GAVE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MOMMY AND DADDY'S SUNSHINE ANGEL AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A RAY OF HOPE AND AND INSPIRATION TO US ALL. WE LOVE YOU HANNAH!!!WE KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING OVER US ALL!!!