{"id":6486,"date":"2016-01-01T22:37:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T04:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2016-01-01T22:40:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T04:40:04","slug":"memory-of-new-years-eve-2011-lanterns-up-to-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6486","title":{"rendered":"Memory of New Year&#8217;s Eve 2011 &#8211; lanterns up to Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first New Years Eve without Morgan was on December 31, 2011. \u00a0Our wonderful family came over with balloon lanterns\/Chinese lanterns\/sky lanterns, they have many different names, but they are all basically the same. \u00a0These lanterns soar into the dark sky when lit.<\/p>\n<p>It was an evening like no other. \u00a0In the silence of the night we all took colored markers and wrote our own special messages on each lantern, lit the fuel source inside, and watched them float upwards into the night sky, on their way up to Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>We all needed to talk to Morgan. \u00a0We all needed to send her our love. \u00a0This was such a special and meaningful way to release some of our pent up emotions. \u00a0It felt like a lifting of our spirits to watch our messages fly into the night sky&#8230;never seeing where they went. \u00a0Only to believe they made it to Morgan, and she could read what we wrote. \u00a0Last night marked 4 years ago since that night&#8230;we are still missing Morgan, but we have learned to speak to her with our thoughts. \u00a0We know she hears us and her love is endless.<\/p>\n<p>2016 is now the year that we believe in magic. \u00a0The magic that comes when the basic truth and facts in Morgan&#8217;s case finally bring about justice for Morgan. \u00a0The grief we experience daily from losing Morgan due to a heartless killer(s) will never go away, but the pain that we have lived with for the last 4 years will be lessened when justice is finally realized.<\/p>\n<p>My wish for 2016 is justice for Morgan! \u00a0Wishing you a blessed and healthy New Year!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=6216\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0494.jpg?fit=453%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"453,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1325541815&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0494\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0494.jpg?fit=453%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0494.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_0494\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0494.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0494.jpg?w=453&amp;ssl=1 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first New Years Eve without Morgan was on December 31, 2011. \u00a0Our wonderful family came over with balloon lanterns\/Chinese lanterns\/sky lanterns, they have many different names, but they are all basically the same. \u00a0These lanterns soar into the dark &hellip; 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