After laying to rest her eight-year-old daughter, Lily, Ashley comes back home feeling completely overwhelmed with sadness and tiredness. The funeral had been a painful blur, filled with sympathies that couldn’t break through her numbness. Losing Lily, a little girl whose giggles once brightened their home, was more than she could express. Her life felt hollow, and the heaviness of her sorrow pulled her deeper into hopelessness.
But when Ashley gets home, she notices something odd—a big, colorful circus-like tent in her backyard. Tired and puzzled, she walks towards it carefully, wondering if she’s imagining things. The tent’s red and yellow stripes look unreal as if it doesn’t fit in her gloomy world.
Inside the tent is a small bundle that seems mysterious. For a second, fear grips Ashley as memories of Lily’s fragile body in the hospital rush back to her mind. But then the bundle stirs; to Ashley’s amazement, a golden retriever puppy pops out wagging its tail and gazing up at her with pure eyes.
Overcome with emotions, Ashley thinks about who might have left this puppy there and why they did it. As she pets the puppy’s fur gently,she spots an envelope hidden under the blanket. With shaky hands she opens it to find a note written in Lily’s handwriting.
In this note,Lily tells her mom that she wanted to give something special to help bring back some smiles for Ashley again. She explains how she asked dad to get a puppy for mom because she knew how much she’d miss Lily after going up to heaven.The puppy named Daisy was meant as comfort & friendship,a little piece of love during tough times.
As Ashley reads on,the weight of loss feels heavy but so does realizing how thoughtful Lily was.Even during those last days,Lily thought about taking care of mom.
Daisy becomes like an anchor for Ashley in the following days,giving comfort & reminding her of Lily’s lasting love.Although nothing can replace Lily,Daisy helps guide Ashely through sadness,giving reasons each day & reminding about joy & love left behind by Lily.
Through Daisy,Ashley finds some healing understanding that while Lilly isn’t physically here anymore,hers will always be part of life.The tent which once seemed odd now stands as symbol for Lilly’s final gift,a reminder that even when absent,Lily is still watching over Ashely.
