Tesslee Bear

November 5, 2012

 

A lot of angel moms are getting their long-awaited Molly Bears. Over the last few days I've seen pictures of many of the darling teddy bears that are made specifically for your angel, personalized even down to his/her weight. From what I've heard, the waiting list has been around a year long, so I can imagine the surprise and excitement of receiving it randomly out of the blue and the sweetness of feeling the exact weight in your arms once again. What a treasured service for angel families!

 

This got me thinking about what our Tesslee's Molly Bear would be like. It would be such a gift to receive one with her same exact weight... We have our Tesslee Bear, who has grown into a family member to us. We take her on vacation, the kids are always fighting who gets to sleep with her, and we match her outfit with the girls' when we get family pictures done. If we can't have our Tesslee with us, the next best thing is her teddy bear to represent her. Tesslee Bear has helped to tangibly fill the hole in our family during those bitter, almost unbearable moments when it hits that someone we love is missing. She fills my empty arms. I love that bear! 

 

After spending a long time day dreaming whether or not I wanted to request a Molly Bear, I decided I just couldn't do it. No, Tesslee Bear will never be "replaced." I was curious, however, about her weight. That's the one thing that would make her extra special, if she was the same weight as Tesslee's tiny 6 ounces. Curiosity got the best of me. I grabbed our food scale and placed Tesslee Bear on it. I could not believe my eyes!.................. It read 6 ounces! How is it done that the little, trivial things which are completely insignificant to many, but would mean so much to me seem to be taken care of? I know my Heavenly Father sends me these little gifts to tell me He loves me. Tesslee Bear has always been cherished, and now even more so.