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I’ve written this letter:<\/p>\n

July, 2005<\/em><\/p>\n

My dear friend,<\/em><\/p>\n

I just want you to know how sorry I am. I\u2019ve been praying for you for over a month now as I made this little dress for you and your daughter. I\u2019ve been praying that you would have a blissful pregnancy with lots of happy memories of your daughter, that you would have an easy birth, and that you would feel God drawing very close to you right now. I promise to keep praying for you. <\/em><\/p>\n

I know how confused and overwhelmed you are and how much you just wish you could hear your baby cry and see her kick and wriggle. I know how much your heart aches. And my heart is aching with you too. I\u2019m so sorry. I know you miss her so much.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our daughter Elise was born to Heaven four years ago this month, and we still miss her terribly. One of the hardest things about what you and I have endured is finding memories to comfort us. We\u2019ve had such a short time with our girls. But maybe this little dress will help. A volunteer made a dress for my Elise, and I still treasure that little outfit. As I was making this dress for you and your daughter, I thought it looked so girly, all pink with roses and pearls. Every little girl needs to wear a string of pearls!<\/em><\/p>\n

While I still cry very easily and still miss my Elise very much, it\u2019s so encouraging to imagine the joy that your daughter and mine are relishing in a perfect place that has no tears. I know that God will someday wipe away all these tears, and I\u2019ll be praying that you find your hope and comfort in His gracious kindness.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to talk sometime if you wish. But even if you would rather not, please know that I\u2019m remembering you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Camille K. Lewis
\ncklewis@alumni.indiana.edu
\nF\u00fcr Elise Chapter
\nThreads of Love<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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