It’s your birthday once again and we still miss you and wonder how birthdays are celebrated in heaven. I have a pretty good idea of what you might be doing…

I am grateful for an artist friend who can so beautifully put on paper, what I imagine a birthday in heaven might look like for you. And it is a good reminder for me that God/Jesus wants to spend time with me. That He wants to hear from me. That He cares about what I’m feeling and struggling with. I don’t have to look good or put together, just open vulnerability, honesty about who I am and who Papa God is, and I can trust, believe that one day we will be together again. So while you are enjoying His beautiful Presence in real person; we will enjoy the lovely and the frustrating memories we have of you. I also imagine you will have grown into a beautiful young lady. But you are forever eleven in our hearts. And we will continue to ache with longing for the day we can hug you and catch up on all the missed celebrations.