Today, Lola is twelve. There are so many ways I wanted celebrate her but as we know, things don't always go according to plan. Of course Lola would know that...I just lit her candle a few moments ago and there is a vase of tiny pink roses in the kitchen for her birthday. I took a long walk alone this morning and it reminded me of coming home from the hospital "Lolaless." I would walk and walk with Louie, trying to escape it all. I thought about the physical pain I went through and how amazing it is that our body heals so quickly! If only that was the same with our hearts because my heart still aches for Lola everyday. Twelves years later...
This birthday we were blessed with the opportunity to purchase a granite book that will have "Lola Grace Doepke" etched into. It is something we have always wanted to do, an idea my dad came up with years ago. We look forward to seeing it next summer at Bookworm Gardens in Sheboygan. The boys also left a pink rose and a penny at the church for her . Milo gave Lola his lucky penny from his backpack! It was sweet to hear them say "Happy Birthday Lola!"
So as I finish her birthday blog, I am blowing out her candle and making a wish...a wish that she knows up above how much she is loved, cherished and missed here on earth. We love you, Lola! Happy 12 years!
Love,
The Mother of an Angel
