If you are even remotely acquainted with my daughter you will know how traumatic this next statement is... WE LOST TAGGIE!

We were at the mall today and one minute she had her long-time beloved companion, and the next minute she didn't. We backtracked for 45 minutes looking and asking if anyone had seen it, but to no avail... Taggie is gone. We left our name and phone number at the lost and found, but don't have high hopes of a phone call.

Miles and I are left trying to decide if we should replace Taggie, or let this be a right-of-passage, learning experience.  I don't even know if a replacement would be acceptable to her. Taggie was pretty much a body part to her, and a new Taggie would be just that... new.

I feel a little stupid saying this, but I too am grieving a little. That Taggie has been part of this family for three years, I am feeling the loss. Again if you know Halleigh you know that that stupid piece of fleece was in fact PART OF THE FAMILY.  It has been literally EVERYWHERE Halleigh has been in the last 3 years. Vacations, doctor visits, hospitals, road trips, church, you name it, Taggie was there. We even had Taggie in one of the professional photo sessions when Halleigh was a baby!

We prayed that Taggie would be returned... I hope that our prayers will be answered, but if not that it wouldn't affect Halleigh's enthusiasm for prayer!