So sweet
So soft
So beautiful
So awesome
Unforgettable
So pure
So complete
So valuable
So special
Unforgettable
So familiar
So joyful
So beloved
So inspiring
Unforgettable
Not a day goes by I won’t shed a tear because I miss you so much
Not a day goes by I won’t smile because I love you so much
Not a day goes by I won’t be looking forward to that day, we’ll meet
again!
No one has to tell me who and what I am, My mommie tells me almost every
day that I am quick, I am sharp, I am bright, I am very good looking and
a major blessing
Yeah this is the good life, me and my dad you know we are what you can
call a super team
Mommie loves me very much.
April 23, 2009
After Annika went home to be with the Lord, we were very sad.
Nobody wants to let go of pure unconditional love and I was addicted to that
little wise missy.
There where mixed emotions, there was sadness but also an intense feeling of
being privileged and honored to have had the opportunity to partake in her
life.
Being around this special child of God made every minute a blessing.
And you can read it from all the other stories on this site, there is
something special about all these children and it is not pity. It goes far
beyond that.
Lessons of heaven I call it because it is all about love and priorities.
In February I was pregnant again and though we were happy we also missed our
Annika very much.
After the first ultrasound we were relieved because all seemed well, we
allowed ourselves to be full of joy again and making new plans.
Unfortunately the second ultrasound, April 15, showed a what they call
‘missed abortion’. The baby had stopped growing and they couldn’t find a
heartbeat anymore.
I was devastated, to be honest. How could this happen? Where was God?
I wrote an S.O.S. to the wonderful LWT13 family and I got responses from all
over the world. Their love and prayers put me in a love bubble and made it
impossible for me to run from God.
His love was all around me I couldn’t deny it even if I wanted to.
A couple of days ago I had a glimpse of heaven. I have shared it with the
LWT13 family and it seemed that it had comforted people and that is the
reason why I decided to put it on Annika’s page.
It my prayer it will comfort you too.
I was crying and all of a sudden I saw Annika and her little brother. (I
couldn’t see any faces but I sensed it was them and the sibling was a boy!).
I didn’t see what she was wearing but he was wearing a shining white baby
suit and he was looking up to his sister. There she was stretching her hand
towards him so he could lay out his tiny hand in hers. I could sense her
being, proud as she could be to show off her little brother and to impress
him with all she already knew about heaven. She took him to a playground and
there were many other children. They all had fun and then Jesus came (again
I couldn’t see details but He looked like a man and I sensed this great joy
and Love so I figure it was Jesus). Joy all over the place, all the children
gathered around Him, they settled down and He began to tell them a story.
Needless to say they were all listening, it was very quiet but the air was
filled with excitement and appreciation but also expectation. Then it was
gone but it left me with such great inner peace. When I thought about that
expectation, you know what else is there to expect when you are already in
heaven. But dearly beloved let me assure you I know that I know that I know,
I am strongly convinced that our children know they have mommies and daddies
here on earth and they are looking forward to be reunited with us as much as
we do with them.
We say: ‘sorry for your loss’, but the truth is we may be empty handed but
we know exactly where our children are and they are heaving a great time,
unhindered by any physical limitations and waiting to be reunited with us
too!
United in Him we stand!
Sjoukje
proud and honored mother of Annika, special tour guide in heaven
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12-31-08
Dearly beloved,
We are very sad to inform you that our precious daughter went to be with
Jesus this morning.
It was totally unexpected, she was doing so well, even the genetic doctor
called her ‘exceptional.’
She brought joy in many lives and we will never forget her and we take great
comfort out of the fact that one day we will be joined again together in
heaven.
How grateful we are for that hope that Jesus provided for us.
Our
precious daughter was diagnosed with full Trisomi 13 a week after she was
born and we too were send home to make arrangements for her funeral. But in
stead of that Annika decided she wanted to go home and she is doing very
well.
She eats on her own, she breaths on her own. everything is working well
except her eyes. They are not fully developed, but she can she the
difference between dark and light. God says in His Word that children are a
gift from Him and they are a reward form Him (psalm 127:3).
At first I didn't understand, how could God give us a child that was not
complete, but was I wrong...She is a blessing to us and for many others
around us. I am so proud to be her mommy.
We don't have a website about her but if I can be a help to any one, don't
hesitate to write me an email.
