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~Faith~
*Believing*
~Trusting~
*Hoping*
~Faith~

The year 2008 began like many others....My life was filled with family, friends, co-workers, students, God. My life flowed....I was married, owned a home, had a dog, had two wonderful daughters, was pregnant with our third child. Life was "normal". The year 2008 ended like none other...My life was still filled with family, friends, etc. Yet it was also filled with sadness, pain, loss, hope, FAITH. For 2008 will always be remembered as the year my life changed, my innocence was shattered, my hope was tarnished, my faith was developed. I will never know why I am the mother of a stillborn. I will never know why I had to hold my tiny 15 ounce daughter in my arms, caress her tiny fingers, marvel at her beautiful toes...I will never know why I lost my baby....BUT, I do know that through this experience I have FAITH and I have HOPE. I have faith in my Lord that He has a plan for me, for my family. I have Faith that my daughter's life has a purpose, a meaning, a reason....that she was born into heaven to make this world a better place! I know that because of you! Because of the many hearts that have embraced my daughter, that have loved her, that have allowed her to give them FAITH! Leah Faith Davis was born into heaven so that we may all have the hope, love, and faith we need to make this world a better place....to reach out to others, to love without limits, to laugh without end, to hope without boundaries.
As the year 2009 begins, I know that I have many more hurdles and obstacles to face...many more mountains to climb...many more tears to cry...and yet I also know that I do not jump those hurdles, climb those mountains, or cry those tears alone. MY faith allows me to rest in the knowledge that when I am jumping, climbing, and crying I am doing so in the arms of my Savior, in the arms of Jesus. And just knowing that those same arms hold my sweet baby girl, gives me all the faith I need to believe in the hope I get through living my life focused on Christ!

May your 2009 be filled with Faith, Hope, and Love! And may you find peace and comfort in a relationship with Christ!

~Faith~
*Believing*
~Trusting~
*Hoping*
~Faith~