10/10/14 ~ Where does the time go, seems like only yesterday I met you Wathena Lawana Sievert even typing your name still puts a smile on my face.. Never in a million years did I think I would ever get married or even be in a relationship again but here we are 2 yrs. later married.. The lady at church who told me there was a family out there that needed me was right but what she didnt know was what I really needed, but God did, he knew the misery and loss I have suffered over the last 30 yrs.. So many people asked what I was thinking when I got married, after raising 4 of my own and all the grandkids I have.. at the time I didnt have an answer for that, I didnt know myself, i had thought of myself as forever single and enjoying the next 50 yrs. of my life.. but you see God had other plans, he knew what was in my heart, he knew that kids with special needs and all kids in general had been a part of my life since i was just a young man myself, over the years i have taken in several kids from the area, so many here still call me Dad or pops, their all older now and having kids of their own, i have 12 blood grandchildren but so many more out there that call me Pa Pa, Life has thrown so many challenges at me, loss of a wife and child when i was very young, loss of 2 grandchildren, the loss of a 30 yr. marriage, having no father to turn to for advice when i needed it, sounds like a miserable life but i must say thru it all God has stood by me, times when i was ready to give up it seemed God always stepped in and gave me some kind of sign to just push on and that i did! Leaving home at 15 and becoming a self made man was not the easiest but looking back it made me who i am today and i am proud to be who i am! When i first met Wathena i often asked myself what she could ever see in me, in fact that question ran thru my mind so often i just had to ask my Mom one day, i said Mom what could a beautiful young nurse see in me, Im just an old carpenter, with a body that is broke down and wore out i will never for get her response, she said your a good man Billy, any woman would be lucky to have you see i never thought of myself that way in fact just the opposite but coming from my mother that meant a lot to hear her say that... I will never forget the first day, i met Wathena and the kids in person.. after the first day i didnt know how, when or where but i knew it was something special, i knew God had heard my pleas for love... i thought i knew what love was, but i didnt have a clue until after i married Wathena and received not just her love but the love of 2 special needs kids.. you can have all the love in the world but until you experience and feel the love from a special needs child, trust me you have no idea the true feeling of unconditional love.. As is written the greatest gift of all is love God has given me the greatest gift of all... I love you Wathena, Chance and Alexus, i will be here until the day they lay this ole body to rest, i used to worry about that day, but now there is no fear... I will leave this earthly home having experienced something i had always longed for, the greatest gift of all .............. Love Just one more thing.. Thank you Lord ^ >:< ^
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:22:33 +0000