Bella's speech

Mouse,

This was the amazing speech that your sister wrote & read at the gardens, the day of your funeral. Her & Camryn were up late the night before writing it on my bed. I hope you heard & loved it as much as we all did. It's beautiful. We all admired the way she held it together at mass, reading scriptures & then at the gardens, reading this in front of the family. I hope you were proud. You & sissy did a great job being older sisters. We love you. Here it is:

~Hailey was a special person. She was sweet, funny, nice, and saw the best in everyone. Hailey was the best friend or family member anyone could ever have. We have to hope that God took her away for a good reason. Because maybe something worse could have happened in the future. Hailey had a big heart and no one will forget that. We have to keep her memories alive as long as we live. And one day I promise we will see her again. Hailey & Kayla are and always be my best friends forever.

My family was the best thing that ever happened to me. And they are the loves of my life. And I realize now that instead of fighting and arguing with each other, we have to be loving and caring and cherish every moment that we spent alive. I know that it is going to be hard to go on with our lives but we will have to be strong. Because Hailey is watching over us and she does not want to see us sad because if we do then she will get sad.

And we have to remember that Hailey is a beautiful angel and that she is no longer in pain and that she is having fun. There were so many things she wanted to do in life but now she can do it in heaven. We have to look for signs that she is there. And that Hailey is in a better place now.

Rest in peace Hailey and know that we all love you and are thinking about you. ~