facts first presents daughter dies suddenly and her mother finds a letter in her room that brings a tear to her eye it's not uncommon for a teenager to write a letter to their future selves some do it on their own and others are required to do so as a school assignment it was something that taylor smith from johnson city tennessee did her letter was a typical letter telling her future self to go to college to travel outside the country and to keep god in her life she even mentioned a television show that she hoped she
would still be watching when she turned 22 years old on the outside of the envelope taylor wrote that it should not be opened until april 12 2023 unless said otherwise sadly though taylor did not live long enough to open that letter just a few months after writing it she died from complications of a sudden onset of pneumonia when her daughter suddenly dies her mom finds that secret letter in her room and she is shocked by its content when tim and mary ellen smith lost their daughter taylor it completely destroyed their world losing a child is
the worst thing any parent can go through it took a while before taylor's parents were emotionally ready to go into her room and begin sorting through her things for a while just going into taylor's room was much too hard for her family finally when her family was ready to go into the room they found the letter from taylor to herself her mother said that she knows that she couldn't physically resurrect her and she couldn't bring her back but she was grateful to get this letter she said that it was almost like a message from beyond
she was so moved by her daughter's letter that she posted it on facebook for everyone to read this is what the letter said dear taylor how's life pretty simple right now 10 years in your past i know i'm late for you but as i'm writing this is early so congratulations on graduating high school if you didn't go back and keep trying get that degree are you we in college if not i understand we do have pretty good reasoning after all don't forget it's alana's 11th birthday today sheesh 11 already in my time she turned one
i didn't get to go to that party though because i was in cranks kentucky for my first mission trip i've only been back for six days speaking of how's your relationship with god have you prayed worshiped read the bible or gone to serve the lord recently if not get up and do so now i don't care what point in our life we're in right now do it he was mocked beaten tortured and crucified for you a sinless man who never did you or any other person any wrong have you gone on any mission trips have
you been out of the country lately how about on a plane is doctor who still on the air if not what regeneration did they end with you should go watch some doctor who later though you need to finish reading your words of wisdom do you have your own place yet if we are in college what are we majoring in right now i want to be a lawyer have you been to dollywood recently right now their newest attraction is the wild eagle and it is so fun also i think i'm gonna sell my ipad and buy
an ipad mini don't forget to tell your kids that we're older than the tablet attached i have a drawing of an ipad so you can show them well i think that's all but remember it's been 10 years since i wrote this stuff has happened good and bad that's just how life works and you have to go with it sincerely taylor smith when taylor's mother shared her letter on facebook it inspired many people in the first few days it was shared over 179 000 times 799 people commented on the post taylor's family understands that nothing will
bring their daughter back but knowing what she had hoped for the future made them feel closer to her her father was happy that she had such a great relationship with the lord it was that part of the letter that made him sure that his daughter was in the kingdom of heaven according to her mother there were certain parts of the letter that broke her heart like her desire to go to college and become a lawyer taylor's life was cut way too short and she was never able to recognize any of her dreams subscribe for more
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