Kennasent

I'm not sure where to begin with this Kennasent moment. Yesterday I found a little paper origami box you made. Inside I found an old silver pine cone charm of mine that you had put on a chain to wear as a necklace. I carried it into the kitchen to polish it and on the floor in the hallway was a real pine cone. It was the one I picked up under a tall pine tree after we had scattered your ashes. So I placed it next to your angels and candles and pictures on the sideboard and just thought it was a sweet coincidence, as I hadn't seen either for over a year. Did you think I didn't get the message clearly enough? Because this afternoon, I took Kenton to our dentist, Dr. Chris. He met you once and you had an impact on him even then. Last summer, when I told Dr. Chris about you, he kneeled down and cried. Today, on the waiting room table was the newest issue of People magazine. It must have arrived today because it had the "not guilty verdict" for Casey Anthony in it and that just happened two days ago. Thankfully, the cover was not of Casey Anthony but quite the opposite. The picture was of a woman who overcame unspeakable odds not only to to survive but to become a mother. It was a full page picture of Jaycee Dugard with a small insert of the picture at age 11 that resembled you at the age. Inside was an excerpt of her book "A Stolen Life". It was unbearable to read so I turned the page, thinking I would buy it and read it later. And on the next page was a full page picture of a beautiful young women wearing the same silver pine cone necklace and holding an identical real pine cone in her hand. A pine cone was the last thing she touched before her abduction. She said they have special meaning for her and are the "seeds of new life". Message received loud and clear, my girl!