{"id":10223,"date":"2019-01-17T15:32:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T21:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10223"},"modified":"2019-01-17T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T21:32:43","slug":"morgan-gave-us-so-much-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10223","title":{"rendered":"Morgan gave us so much happiness&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=10224\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?fit=2501%2C2593&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2501,2593\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0371\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?fit=584%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?resize=584%2C605&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?w=2501&amp;ssl=1 2501w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?resize=768%2C796&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?resize=988%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 988w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IMG_0371.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><strong>Morgan &amp; Me \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morgan was always so much fun to be with, from the moment she was born Steve and I brought her almost everywhere we went. Every day was joyful with her in our lives &#8211; the world became a brighter place, from the smallest dew drop to the sound of the wind in the trees.<\/p>\n<p>We used to call her our little Buddha baby, but her Godfather used to think she looked like one of the Precious Moments sculptures, so he used to buy them for her&#8230;she brought so much light and love to all of our lives &#8211; she did give us many &#8220;precious moments!&#8221;\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=10227\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-5.48.56-PM.png?fit=262%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"262,266\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-01-09 at 5.48.56 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-5.48.56-PM.png?fit=262%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10227 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-5.48.56-PM.png?resize=262%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s bittersweet to look at pictures now, because I miss her so much, and yet I am so extremely happy at the same time when I see her sweet smiles. I will always be grateful that I have so many pictures of her.<\/p>\n<p>In my heart I know my baby is safe now and I will get to see her again someday&#8230;that day will be such a happy reunion. I know it will have to wait till my job here on earth is completed &#8211; Morgan did a great job during her time on earth, and going forward I will always strive to do my best, just as she did. I miss my girl with all my heart, and at the same time I still feel her all around&#8230;the invisible cord is still connected and always will be. A mother&#8217;s love never dies.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=10228\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?fit=480%2C471&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,471\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-01-09 at 6.02.33 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?fit=480%2C471&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10228 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?resize=480%2C471&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-6.02.33-PM.png?resize=306%2C300&amp;ssl=1 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan &amp; Me \ud83d\ude42 Morgan was always so much fun to be with, from the moment she was born Steve and I brought her almost everywhere we went. Every day was joyful with her in our lives &#8211; the world &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10223\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,39],"tags":[1757,1146,1750,1758,1756,1759,1761,1760,1224,111],"class_list":["post-10223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgan-ingram","category-tonis-reflections","tag-amothersloveneverdies","tag-justiceformorgan","tag-justiceformorganin2019","tag-lovelastsforever","tag-morgangaveussomuchhappiness","tag-mybuddhababy","tag-notgonejustnothere","tag-preciousmoments","tag-stalkedmurdered","tag-morganingram"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2ET","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10201,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10201","url_meta":{"origin":10223,"position":0},"title":"Remembering a time long ago&#8230;","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"December 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Above is a photo of Morgan and her cousin Adam...2 angels no longer with us. Seeing this picture brought tears to my eyes...how can 2 such precious souls have died before their stories were complete. 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