We created this website In Loving Remembrance of our baby, Tehya. She was a very special baby to us, we miss her and love her very much. She left us with beautiful memories and we are proud to share her life on this website. She was a wonderful baby and we will cherish her memory always.

 
ABOUT TEHYA

Tehya was an Angel and she continues to be an Angel to our family. Her condition was incompatible with life and she was not expected to live after she was born. She was given a few hours to live but Tehya was a fighter and she did not give upon herself, so how could we. For the two months she was here, she did not become the baby that the Dr. said she would become. She had a personality and she did amazing things to our lives and the people who loved her. She taught me so many things about this life on earth and what God can do for us. A lesson that she was sent here to teach us. Tehya's infant body suffered with seizures, a feeding tube, and had she lived, she would have faced many difficulties. We were able to bring her home after four days in the hospital, she was placed on Hospice care. The Drs. gave us no hope and we did not know what to expect or really, what was happening to her. The one thing they did tell us was that she would not live. With the help of her hospice nurse, we were able to give her the very best in-home care. She was our peacemaker, and our joy, she brought her family together to cry with her, to laugh with her, and to be with her. After learning about her birth defect,Tehya had become a miracle to us and she proved to us everyday that miracles do happen. We were blessed to have our very own Angel. Tehya was placed in Gods care on   February 26, 2007. We held our precious baby until she took her last breath. A beautiful moment to remember her forever. I knew she was going to a better place where she would no longer hurt anymore. Tehya is resting now and she continues to light up our lives because she was a part of us. As much as it hurt us to lose her, our comfort is that God called our baby girl home to a better place so she would not suffer any longer. Our hearts are broken because she had to go, but God's care is where she needed to be. I never questioned God and asked him Why? Why did he make Tehya this way and why did he have to take her away from us? Instead, I thank God everyday that he brought this Precious Angel to our lives and he let us get to know her. Most of all, He let me be a Mommy to her if only for a short time. She was a blessing. Her existence brought our family closer together. Our love for her showed us who we truly are in our hearts. Her family's love for her was very powerful. She felt this. I never thought about what it would feel like to lose one of my own children. Parents do everyday. You learn to accept what God's plan is. The hurt has not gone away. It will never go away. I think about her everyday and I remember that she will always be my daughter. Her spirit lives within my heart , and as it is sad that she is no longer here with us, it is also a joy that the time we spent with her is a lifetime memory. We love this baby girl and we will always keep her in our hearts. She was a blessing and I will always keep her memory alive. Our baby is missed so much. Rest In Peace, Baby Tehya.

Tehya was chosen to be the December 2007 Child of HoPE,
Read more about her at  www.FamiliesForHoPE.org
then, child of hope archives.

In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still.

He Only Took My Hand

Last night, while I was trying to sleep
Her voice I did hear
I opened my eyes and looked around
But she did not appear.

She said "Mom, You've got to listen,
You've got to understand,
God didn't take me from you,
He only took my hand.

When I called out in pain that night,
The instant that I died
He reached down and took my hand
And pulled me to his side.

He pulled me up and saved me
From the misery and the pain
My body was hurt so badly inside
I could never be the same.

My search is really over now,
I've found happiness within,
All the answers to my empty dreams
And all that might have  been

I love you, Mom, and miss you so
And I'll always be nearby
My body's gone forever
But my spirit will never die

And so, you must go on now,
Live one day at a time.
Just understand
God did not take me from you,
He only took my hand".

I know you're feeling sad today, because I had to go

I know you have so many things, that remind you of me so

And though you cry as you recall, the times you spent with me

I know your pain would turn to joy, If only you could see

I'm in Heaven with Jesus now, we laugh, we sing, we play

He holds me gently in his arms, I have no pain today

And though we're apart a little while, Jesus has said to me

He will someday bring you here, Where we'll live for eternity.

I took these pictures during a visit to Tehya's gravesite in September 2007. It was a very beautiful sight to watch these clouds form in the appearance of angels. Because Tehya taught us to keep Faith, and to have Hope, and mostly about Love, we believe in Angels. These clouds appeared in half a circle in the sky and gradually faded away. It was amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 A Light For Her

Pain and suffering is to it's end in this child's life
We shall not weep for this child, for now she is in the place of beauty
Where there is no war, no hate, and no death
Eternal life is to be brought forth through God by a soft, glowing flame;
Strong enough to hold all his children
Containing a prayer that which all prayers are made,
a life, that which all lives are created.
You can't see this flame, yet you always know it's there
You can't touch this flame, yet you can always feel it's presence
This child has now seen God, and God has a need for her
So, you see, this child did not die, she is reborn.

Special Angel

I know how much you miss me
I know you feel alone
But Mommy please understand
Why God has called me home

I know the tears you cry
are because we can't be together
But Mommy please understand
A day will come that will be "forever"

I know that I am loved
and always in your heart
But Mommy please understand
We're not that far apart

I'm in a special place
God made for babies like me
I am your Special Angel
Running and playing in Heaven
Where I was meant to be.

(This poem was written by Tehya's Mommy)

Time spent with you
Was so very precious
Even if only for a very short time
I hold a special memory
Close inside this heart of mine
To me, you were very special
Much more than words can say
I still love you now little angel
And I'll remember you everyday.

So, when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For everytime you think of me,
I'm right there in your heart.