An angel for Ryan

Sugarwings went caving and kayaking with her dad last weekend.  While there, she gathered rocks and shells for me, calling it a “fairy kit to go”.

In the box of pretty rocks, was just what I needed to make an angel for Ryan.   Typically, I leave my fairies and angels on beaches, but this one is for Ryan’s room, so I glued her to one of the favorite paintings that he had in there.

A few days before he died, we took one of our long walks together and as I glanced down, I spied a four leaf clover.  He and I were both so excited, you’d have thought I’d found a fifty dollar bill, not a leaf.  I was using a cane, and had a Twinkle on a leash, so Ryan carefully held that clover throughout the rest of our walk and I pressed it when I got home.

I am still going on my Ryan walks.  Usually with Twinkle, sometimes with my husband, always with tears.  One walk was with my son, Adam, and I told him about the shamrock.  That night, he brought me two that he found for Ryan and I.