Ava and The Dragonfly

I was looking for inspiration for family pictures and came across a different inspiration on a photo blog that belongs to a woman named Sheye Rosemeyer. She often referred to the loss of their little 3 year old girl, Ava. I was touched and followed a link to Ava's memorial site. They live in Australia. Ava died from complications after extreme heat exposure when she went looking for sweets in her parents car. I had such a spiritual experience as I read how she described her little girl and so delicately expressed her emotions. It is amazing that on a day when maybe I was feeling a little down about this or that (all small things) a woman from the other side of the world could reach out and share her tragic experience with me and change my attitude. After reading I decided to ignore my disaster of a house and I tip-toed in to cuddle with Livi while she was napping.

This is a postcard that was produced in Ava's memory to raise awareness. Please take a look. I found it very informative, especially considering how incredibly hot in gets here in Phoenix. These are facts and tips that I NEED to know.

Anyhow, I saw this poem that was shared at Ava's memorial. I think it is a great example of life after death and the celestial kingdom!

The Dragonfly

Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads,
there lived a little water beetle in a community of water
beetles. They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond
with few disturbances and interruptions.

Once in a while, sadness would come to the community when one of
their fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and
would never be seen again. They knew when this happened; their
friend was dead, gone forever.

Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge
to climb up that stem. However, he was determined that he would
not leave forever. He would come back and tell his friends what
he had found at the top.

When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the
surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so
warm, that he decided he must take a nap. As he slept, his body
changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful
blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body
designed for flying.

So, fly he did! And, as he soared he saw the beauty of a whole
new world and a far superior way of life to what he had never
known existed.


Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking
by now he was dead. He wanted to go back to tell them, and
explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been
before. His life had been fulfilled rather than ended.

But, his new body would not go down into the water. He could
not get back to tell his friends the good news. Then he
understood that their time would come, when they, too, would
know what he now knew. So, he raised his wings and flew off
into his joyous new life!

-Author Unknown