Mental noodling on issues close to my heart.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Voice in the Night

How does someone speak from beyond the grave? Alanna wrote letters to my kids and me back in February that I have only just found two days ago. I guess I should have done a more thorough search of the books next to the bed before now! She was using a journal that I had never seen her use. Her handwriting was so clear. Her thoughts so lucid. She wrote the words, recorded the thoughts, in the middle of the night just 38 days before she died. She knew it was coming. I haven't read all the letters. The kids and I will read all the letters on Thanksgiving day. It's not obvious whether she thought these would be her last letters to us, but she wrote with passion. What a wonderful gift. Thanks, my Alanna Rose!

1 comment:

Dana said...

cool...A letter from Alanna sounds really good right about now...I keep a note from her on my desk, nothing special, she just signed it "love you, Alanna". A nice reminder of how God takes care of me/us in special, incredible ways...friendship.
Love you,
Dana