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Inspired by Mackenzie Hitchcock, who smiled every time Baby Mozart was played.

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Daniel and Stephanie Hitchcock were delighted to welcome their second daughter, Mackenzie, into the world on December 21st, 2008.

“She came out screaming,” Stephanie recounted, “and as soon as I said ‘There's my pretty girl’ she quit crying, squeezed my finger, and looked at me with her left eye open and right eye closed. Her daddy then said ‘Popeye!’ and she quickly looked at him.”

Shortly after birth Stephanie developed cold sores. Within a week Mackenzie was running a high fever and they returned to the hospital where they discovered she had contracted the Herpes Simplex One virus. She was already in acute liver failure, her blood was not clotting properly, and she needed oxygen. After surgery and many unsuccessful procedures, Mackenzie passed away on January 21, 2009 at 6:28 a.m.

Stephanie wrote, “I held her as she passed away, and right before she did, a big smile came across her face. My husband and I had walked outside and I looked up and the sky was so blue and not a cloud in it. I said, ‘She's so happy now and she is okay. Look at the sky.’ We believed in God before, but He has just done wonders. He provided so much comfort and love into our lives we will forever be grateful for. God is good.”

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from Now I Sleep (Solo Piano), released April 22, 2011

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