With love from heaven x

After a terrible family tragedy, something extraordinary appeared in the wedding photos.

Tahlia Murphy,

Walking into the pantry, I burst into giggles. Sitting on the floor, her face covered in chocolate spread, was my 15-month-old Taidyn — or Totty, as everyone knew her. ‘Tella!’ she giggled, her name for her favourite Nutella, which she was busy eating by the spoonful. ‘There you are, cheeky thing,’ I said. She was so mischievous. But with that beautiful smile, I could never be annoyed. When Totty was born, she’d melted our hearts straightaway. I loved sunflowers so I’d bought her clothes and blankets with the yellow flowers on. Her sisters Paityn, 11, and three-year-old Haivyn were excited about having another sister, and fought over helping me change her nappies and bathe her. My son Laikyn, five, was disappointed when my fiancé Cecil and I first broke the…

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Take a Break Fate & Fortune (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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