The Book

I had a daughter named Emily. She had Down Syndrome.
 And she made me…    

                                                           

                                                       Emily Anne Gipson   April 4, 1991 - April 9, 2007

She made me believe. (see posts on 5/24/12, 5/25/12)

She made me laugh.(10/10/12)

She made me cry. (7/3/12, 7/24/12)

She made me busy.

She made me stop & smell the roses.

She made me happy. (see post on May 28,2012)

She made me tired.

She made me change.

She made me proud. (10/16/12,)

She made me better. (see posts on 6/9/12)

She made me see miracles.

       "THE DANCE" by Garth Brooks

Looking back on the memory of

The dance we shared 'neath the stars above.

For a moment, all the world was right.

How could I have know that you'd ever say good-bye

And now, I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end, the way it all would go.

Our lives are better left to chance.

I would have missed the pain,

But I'd have had to miss the dance.