Sweet Baby Boy

Jacob Troy Beatty

December 29, 2000

Where did the last ten years go?

It seems like just yesterday.

We miss him still.

Sweet Remembrance

Jacob Troy Beatty
December 29, 2000
We Love You, Angel Baby

Eight years ago today I gave birth to a special little spirit, Jacob Troy.

And while he couldn't be with us long, he is still a vital and important part of our family. And I am eternally grateful for each of the precious fifteen minutes he got to be with us.

It's funny how time works. You think at the time you will never be the same again. That something so hard will never be forgotten, but time really does help pain to fade. And, while the memory is strong, it isn't quite so sharp.

I am feeling especially tender this year because Jacob would have been baptized this year. Probably this very week. But he wasn't with us long enough to reach that milestone.

Still, I want you to know that I really am glad that Jacob is a part of our family. I wouldn't change it. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have him here than not, but i'd take every second I knew him and all the pain that came after than to have never have known him at all.

So, Happy Birthday my sweet Jacob.