Speak our love

With Ashley, I always spoke directly from my heart. I always spoke to her in soft tones. Knowing her life would be short, I knew each sound was sacred. 

I knew each time I spoke, it could be the last time she heard me. Everything I ever said to her was filled with love. Every "good morning", every "good night", every prayer, every storybook, and every "I love you".

I thanked her every morning for being with us, for being alive, for bringing her angelic, unconditional love into our lives. I often thanked her for the miracle of her. Surviving so many surgeries, countless seizures, and sometimes endless pain. Her smile, though infrequent, has made an indelible joy in my life, in my soul, and in my heart.

Let us all have the courage to speak our love every day, every minute. Do not fall into the trap of believing there is a tomorrow.

Now is the time to say "I love you".