From Shannon

My friend Shannon captured this photo for me recently of a beautiful arrangement of pink lilies she came across at a little drug store in Virginia. It means more than I can say each time my girl is thought of by others. 

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All the Lilies

These lilies are in my grandmother's neighbor's backyard. They caught my eye all weekend. I love lilies of all sizes, shapes, and colors. Each time I see one it brings me a sense of wonder, comfort, and joy.

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Lily Remembered in South Africa

Lily was remembered by my South African friend Bianca this week.

Her name was written in the sand in South Africa for the first time! It's on a beach in Durban called Virginia Beach, which is perfect because I'm from Virginia and that's where Lily's final resting place is. Bianca said it's very quiet and good for reflecting. It warms my heart knowing my girl and I are thought of across the ocean. 😌 ❤️ 🌊 ☀️ 🐚 🌎 🐳 🐬 🐟 🐠 🐢

Bianca saw this Lily sign at a Nursery on her daughter's school outing and my Lily Katherine popped into her heart. 💕 🌸 

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Her Legacy Expands

My friend Niki sent me this picture a few days ago of these lovely lilies and wrote: "Saw these beautiful lilies at work taking the kids on a walk! I shared your Lily's story with my Co-Therapist! Her legacy expands! 😊 " 

I also want to share something I meant to blog about that this same friend shared with me a couple months ago... She told me she was planning for a parenting seminar she had to present and was creating a role play for parents to practice a skill with using positive reinforcement and decided to use my Lily's name in her role play. She told a group of parents that they can say something such as, "Lily, I am so proud of you for putting your blocks away, now let's go do something you'd like to do!" She said her heart smiled using my girl's name on purpose! Isn't this so sweet? ❤️

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The Time for Lilies

I love this time of year
With lilies, lilies everywhere 😌 💕 🌸

Here are some photos of lilies that friends sent me yesterday thinking of my girl. 😄

These are from Bonnie in North Carolina.

And this Lily of the Valley is from Tina in New York.

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