... My Love Will Find You

I wanted you more

than you ever will know,

so I sent love to follow

wherever you go.

It's high as you wish it. It's quick as an elf.

You'll never outgrow it... it stretches itself!

So climb any mountain...

climb up to the sky!

My love will find you.

My love can fly!

Make a big splash! Go out on a limb!

My love will find you.  My love can swim!

It never gets lost, never fades, never ends...

if you're working...

or playing...

or sitting with friends.

You can dance 'til you're dizzy...

paint til you're blue...

There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you.

And if someday you're lonely,

or someday you're sad,

or you strike out at baseball,

or think you've been bad...

Just lift up your face, feel the wind in your hair.

That's me, my sweet baby, my love is right there.

In the green of the grass... in the smell of 

the sea.. in the clouds floating by...

at the top of a tree... in the sound

crickets make at the end of the day...

You are loved. You are loved. You are

loved, they all say.

My love is so high, and so wide and
so deep, it's always right there, even

when you're asleep.

So hold your head high

and don't be afraid

to march to the front

of your own parade.

If you're still my small babe

or you're all the way grown,

my promise to you

is you're never alone.

You are my angel, my darling,

my star... and my love will find you,

wherever you are. 

You are loved.

When we decided to bury Brooklyn instead of cremate her, we were told that we could put whatever we wanted in her casket. We thought long and hard about what important things we wanted to be with her. While I was pregnant, I had started knitting a security blanket for her. I decided to finish it and have that with her. Derek picked out a special outfit for us to take her home in. So we decided she would wear that as she was still going "home", just not with us. Derek also bought her a pink monkey for Christmas, and it was really important to him for her to have it. The last thing we included was a book called "Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You" by Nancy Tillman. I got this book as a gift from my placement supervisor when I had completed my final BSW placement. I read this book to Brooklyn while I was pregnant with her. It made me cry every time I read it. After we lost her, this book took on a whole new meaning. 

 Since I also received a hardcover copy at my shower, Derek and I decided to write a letter to our baby girl in that copy, and include it in her casket. That way, she could have a copy and we could keep a copy. 

*I love you sweet Brooklyn. My love will find you, wherever you are my beautiful girl. I will love you for as long as I live, and I will always find you in the wind, the rain, the sun, the snow, and all of the beauty this world has to offer.*