Marie is a little girl experiencing the tough journey of losing her Daddy. Her Mommy shares a story about how she always sees butterflies around which reminds her of loved ones. Will Marie find a special butterfly?https://stars.library.ucf.edu/lae4314-writes/1002/thumbnail.jp

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University of Central Florida STARS LAE 4314 Writes UCF School of Teacher Education Writes 4-4-2022 Butterflies In The Sky Michaela M. Epi mepi@knights.UCF.edu  Part of the Education Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/lae4314-writes University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the UCF School of Teacher Education Writes at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in LAE 4314 Writes by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact STARS@ucf.edu. STARS Citation Epi, Michaela M., "Butterflies In The Sky" (2022). LAE 4314 Writes. 1. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/lae4314-writes/1 all about the authorMichaela Epi is a University of Central Florida student studying elementary education. Inspiration for this story came from a special place in her heart - a real life event that herself and her mom experienced. Butterflies are near and dear to Michaela’s heart. She hopes she can help young children see there is always love around them no matter how much their hearts are grieving.dedicated to dadIt is quite hard to believe it’s been a few years without you. Everyday I think of how proud you would be of me. Everyday I think about the kind and humble person you were that had a huge heart for everyone around him. I know you’re always with me. I love seeing butterflies and feeling that comfort around me when I need it most.This book is dedicated to you. I love you more than you’ll ever know.Love, your daughterHi daddy,my very favorite memory..Disney 2019high school graduation…May 2018butterflies in the skyby: Michaela Epi¥9¥m%••*ii$i¥µm.One cloudy day, Marie and her Mommy were laying in the meadow.:*:*;÷¥÷⇐⇐☒¥⇐⇐⇐÷÷÷:÷•¥⇒⇐¥⇐⇒¥¥¥÷÷*¥¥¥¥:.:÷:..÷*÷*:÷÷ÉmiiiiEii÷aÉ÷i¥÷÷&☒÷÷÷÷÷÷i÷i÷÷÷¥÷÷:÷÷÷;÷:;÷¥¥¥⇒÷⇐÷⇐¥¥*§••÷¥¥:¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥⇐¥¥¥¥÷¥¥¥¥÷¥⇒¥¥¥¥¥:÷¥¥¥i¥¥÷¥÷¥¥¥É*;÷!÷¥IF*I÷i÷*¥!¥;¥:÷*÷;÷!÷•÷¥"←÷IÉ¥*÷÷.Éi.÷?÷ ¥¥j*÷÷*!!⇐%ñ*÷⇐⇐• ⇐.;÷ ¥j⇐⇐÷÷÷¥É*÷¥÷:•☒§iE÷⇐=É÷÷÷÷÷÷÷:÷÷÷÷i:÷÷¥i¥÷÷É¥⇐⇒⇒¥¥¥÷¥÷:••§¥⇐⇐⇒¥¥¥¥¥ *kqµYµ .The meadow felt like a warm hug wrapped around her tiny shoulders..÷::•⇒*a.*.*.⇒¥¥¥⇐⇐¥⇒÷¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥÷¥÷÷÷¥!Y¥!!É;;..i÷•÷i¥;÷É;÷ÉiÉ¥!¥ÉÉ¥÷÷!i¥÷i÷¥¥%¥¥i÷É:÷•ÉÉ☒§÷É÷÷¥÷÷iÉ÷⇐⇒⇒⇐ ¥¥¥÷...;÷•¥*.⇒:;÷:..;:⇒lBÑMmmmmmwMarie and her Mommy were gazing at the sky hoping for a conversation from above.*¥¥¥÷:÷¥¥¥¥÷÷÷☒÷±¥¥÷÷:÷÷¥¥¥¥¥¥÷÷¥¥i:.i÷¥i*÷÷**q÷i÷iÉn ÷•ÉÉ¥÷÷÷i÷,É÷:!⇐÷÷ ÷*!¥÷÷⇒÷¥÷÷÷÷¥¥÷⇒-⇐¥¥¥*:••¥¥-¥:¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥⇐¥=¥¥¥⇒¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥⇒¥¥¥¥¥¥÷¥¥¥¥¥¥÷÷¥÷÷¥÷¥¥¥¥¥÷;¥::÷÷÷É¥¥÷÷÷÷;É*÷÷::÷i ¥÷÷ i÷÷•÷i÷i*µ .i. ¥i¥*÷i¥÷!÷Im÷É* " :±: %i÷ i ¥÷¥ ÷¥ :÷¥!÷:÷" ¥i* ÷:÷i:÷÷÷ ¥÷* ;÷¥µ÷÷÷¥É:-⇒.•§¥:¥÷÷÷¥¥¥¥¥¥÷i÷÷÷÷¥÷¥÷÷÷;÷¥E÷:E÷•⇐÷:÷¥;÷☒÷⇐⇐⇒⇒÷¥¥¥÷÷.•••*;¥⇐⇒⇒¥=⇒¥¥i¥÷•••••¥÷÷÷:⇐⇐⇒⇒¥÷¥•¥. 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