My baby, soon grew into a little girl. She recived the nick name "Rainbow" by myself and her daddy, for she was always full of color...and emotion . She was my only child...my little girl.

Raina always had a smile, a giggle or a laugh for everyone. She brighten up our lives and the lives around her. Our Rainbow was always doing something for everyone. She loved helping her mommy cook in the kicthen or going fishing or boating with her daddy on the river. She would draw us little pictures and place them on our pillows when we were not looking.. saying that they would bring us good dreams that eveing.

Our Rainbow always was close to her family. She loved her mommy and daddy very much and her grandparents too. I often felt sorry for her because she was our only child. She wished and hoped for a baby brother or sister to play with so bad.. yet it would be after her death that her wish would come true.

Our sweet Raina Renne owned her very own puppy, whom she took very good care of. She loved to walk her doggie and would beg for us to go for walks. Raina loved the outdoors.

I remember one time while we were at the park. Raina was swinging on the swings.. and she said "Mommy if you push me high enough..can I make it to the stars?"...

The thing Our rainbow loved most of all...Raina loved the river. Our house was on the Mississippi, and as long as I remember Raina was out and about on the river. She loved going swimming. She was like a mermaid in the sea. (Her favorite movie was even the Little Mermaid). Our rainbow loved the water. If she was not out and about on the river fishing or boating with her daddy, she was in back playing in her play pool with the neighbor kids.

Our life was prefect. But than ....suddenly..........A Nightmare!!

~~~ The Accident, Jan. 12th, 1998 ~~~

It was a normal winnters day, the day I lost my sweet Raina Reene. Fresh snow just fell apon the ground and a little girl wanted to go out and play.

I buddled my little baby all up tight and let her outside to build a snow man. I was making lunch when I heard a tiny scream coming from my back yard. Right away my heart started pounding.. I knew deep within that something was wrong...

I ran outside faster than I ever thought that my legs could carry me. My baby girl was no where to be found. I searched and searched..and than I knew...I saw her tiny foot prints on the snow..

I followed my babie's prints right to the river. There .. I found a pacth of ice missing.. and my baby face down in the frozen water. It was like seeing your world end. I fell to my knees and I let out a scream. My husband came running down. We fished our daughter out of the icey water. Yet... it was too late.

Our Rainbow, had gone to soar among the angels.....

Our Raina was burried the next Monday.

I could not believe my little girl was gone. She was only 4 years old. Why did god have to take her so young? I punished myself for not knowing CPR and for not being able to save her.

Looking up at the sky at her service.

I started to cry, up there so high was a tiny rainbow in the sky.



















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