Kelly Lynn Austin -- Deceased 3/27/83; Father Charles Austin Arrested for Her Murder

joyceaustin - I'm so sorry for your loss and your pain.

During this time around the anniversary of Kelly's early trip to heaven. I rejoice in remembering the time that God allowed me to be blessed with the honor of taking care of such a loving, beautiful, and radiant little girl. She was the light of my life if only for a short time.

Living through that whole experience was an ordeal but it helped to form me into the mother that I am today. I was blessed again 13 years ago and have a son of my own he is handsome, charming and so intelligent that I cannot believe he came from my own womb. I cherish every moment that I have with him.

Since the arrest of that monster it has brought a lot of those feelings back to the surface and it has been hard not too feel outraged over the outcome. I try to take comfort in the fact that as long as he has been detained at least no one else has been hurt and maybe it has shined a bright enough light on him that those other children will be protected from him.

I know that I pray for their protection now and will until I take my last breathe. I also take comfort in knowing that Kelly was there to greet my mother, her grandmother another person who loved her more than anything and that I will join them as soon as God decides I have finished what he needs me to do here on earth.