Publisher Desc.  A Message from her father, Leander (Andy) Bridges II I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them who are asleep as we do not sorrow as those who have no hope. It is with this paradoxical emotion that we present a commissioned work that is dear to our hearts. On May 20, 2022, our lives were changed forever as our daughter, Laina Michelle Bridges, passed away in a car accident. My wife and I as well as our extended family have chosen to not focus on the tragic passing of our daughter but on the exceptional eleven years that she graced us with her presence. It is as a result of her dynamic life that the title of this commissioned piece is so aptly appropriate. Love for my daughter has caused a transcendence beyond race, ethnicity, religious and political affiliation. And with the paradoxical emotion of sorrow filled joy, I humbly present a commissioned work by Dr. Jonathan Nelson in honor of the late Laina Michelle Bridges, Love for Laina.