Many of you know that my brother and his wife Cindy adopted a little baby girl with numerous handicaps when she was months old. She was born the day before their 5th child Eathyn, so Mariela & Eathyn have always been "the twins." This was when they were about 2 years old.
This past March Brett & Cindy told us that little Mari was soon leaving us. We knew she had been having lots of medical problems for a few months, but we also knew that her time on earth was not going to be long. We were all sad, and waited for the call. Brett absolutely loved Mari, he loves all his kids, but Mari was special to him. She always smiled when he walked in the door. You knew she was happy and good when she was smiling. This was one last picture I have of Brett & Mari, the day before she passed.
Cindy's parents had already come in, and my sister Holly had already bought her ticket from Utah. The funeral was going to be Saturday, and Holly was going to speak. This was already planned before Mari had even left us, but her body was shutting down, and hospice had been brought in. Just before she died, Cindy called Holly to tell her that it was time, and asked if she wanted to speak to her. Cindy held the phone up to Mari's ear, and as soon as Holly began to sing a sweet song to her, her eyes lit up. Holly always loved to hold Mari and would sing sweet songs/coos to her. She was an angel that had been sent to our family.
The call came to say she had passed. Her family was around her as her sweet spirit left her earthly body and earth life. She was sealed to her family in June 2010, so we all know we will be able to see her again...
running in the daisies!!
