RememberMe

Ozella’s RememberMe Story

“This has touched my heart deeply”

She lost her daughter Shawna in 2001, four days after Shawna turned 22. She shared this six days after her song arrived.

A photo of an old snapshot of Shawna on a beige couch, resting her head on her hand in a striped shirt and dark vest
Shawna’s songMy Christmas Baby Girl
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IShawna’s song

“My Christmas Baby Girl”

A worship song for Shawna · 5:39

0:00 5:39

Tap any line to hear it.

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

Verse 3

Final Chorus

IIHer words, in her song

What she wrote about Shawna, word for word, and the lines it became.

  1. Her message1979 was the greatest gift I ever received from God on Christmas day were Shawn and Shawna!
    In the song 0:14

    In New York state, nineteen seventy-nine

    God gave a gift that was truly divine

    On Christmas morning, two miracles came

    Shawn and Shawna, I whispered your names

  2. A memoryWhen you and Shawn were little I gave you guys nicknames scoobydoo and scoobydoe!
    In the song 0:43

    My little Scoobydoo and my sweet Scoobydoe

  3. Her legacyYou had a heart of gold and you were a great mom!
    In the song 1:11

    You brought a heart of gold into this world

    You were a mother so tender and true

  4. What she missesYour laugh ,smile,love!
    In the song 1:18

    I miss your laugh, your smile, and your love

  5. Who she wasshe gave her life to the Lord 6 mo before she died
    In the song 1:33

    You gave your life to the Lord in His grace

    But six months before, your spirit was blessed

  6. Who she wasshe raised him very well she never left him you see her you seen him,she always came by just to say hello mom
    In the song 2:02

    If someone saw him, they also saw you

    You raised your son with a spirit so bright

    Never apart, he was your guiding light

    I miss the days you would walk through the door

    Just to say "Hello, Mom," I couldn't ask for more

  7. Who she waseverything 911 comes around I cry with all the other families… 4days after you turned 22 years old you were gone
    In the song 3:24

    Just four days past twenty-two, suddenly gone

    The year that the towers fell, the sorrow lives on

    When September rolls around, I weep with the rest

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IIIShawna’s story

Shawna was born on Christmas Day in 1979, a twin to her brother Shawn. When they were little, her mom gave them nicknames: Scoobydoo and Scoobydoe.

“1979 was the greatest gift I ever received from God on Christmas day were Shawn and Shawna!”

What her mom wrote

She had a son, and she raised him very well. If you saw her, you saw him, and she always came by with him “just to say hello, Mom.”

She had a heart of gold, and she was a great mom. She gave her life to the Lord six months before she died.

She left suddenly, four days after she turned 22, in 2001. Every time 9/11 comes around, her mom cries with all the other families, because it is the same year Shawna left.

Every Christmas, Shawna and her twin were her gift. “I still have him but I wish you were still here too.”

“Mommy will never forget you”

What she wrote to Shawna

Her mom misses her laugh, her smile and her love. She asked for a tender song for the daughter who will always be her Christmas baby girl.

IVEverything she said

Tap a line to watch her say it.

Thinking about a song for someone you love?

I’m not a writer.
You don’t need to be. You answer questions about them in your own words, like Shawna’s mom did, and the song is written from what you tell us.
What if it isn’t right?
Tell us what to change. Every song includes a free revision within 14 days of getting it, and if you still aren’t happy, you get a full refund within 30 days.
How long does it take?
Shawna’s song arrived five days after her mom ordered it.
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