Eulogy Letter

Dear Hayden,
It's hard to believe you are actually gone. You were so full of light and life. You packed so much into your day-from water polo to lawn mowing to getting through a TV series on Netflix in record time to working out every day. You had an amazing summer and were able to spend time with so many of your friends. It was hard to keep track of where you were at and who you were with sometimes.
   No matter what kind of mood I was in you could always make me laugh. Always-even when I was determined to stay in a bad mood. I would try not to look at you but it didn't matter-you would get right in my face and not let me past you until I cheered up. Thank you for that.
   Thank you for being a wonderful son. The last time I saw you was when you got home Wednesday night and came into our room to say goodnight, which you didn't always do. I saw the shadow of you in our doorway. I'm sure we said I love you because we always did. I don't know what I would have done differently if I knew that was our last interaction on earth.
   Praise God that you accepted the Lord Jesus as your Savior at a young age. You are with Him now and that's the best place I could ever wish for you to be even though I miss you terribly. Thank you for sharing all of your gifts with the world. Thank you for being a great big brother to Hope and Carter. I will miss you every day of my life but know I will see you again someday. I feel like the luckiest person in this room because I had nine more months with you all to myself. I love you Hayden Milton Smith!

Love,
Mom