March 30, 2014 4:18pm Good afternoon. My countdown to the end of my 40’s is on! Thanks for all of the wonderful birthday greetings. I’ve said this before and I say it again, nothing can replace the love I received from my late wife over the course of our 26 year romance, but all the care and concern I get from my facebook journal followers fills some of the void left in the wake of her death in 2012. I choose not to wallow in the grief of the loss in my life, I celebrate what I had and what lies ahead as I continue my journey, now as a single dad in a new city. My life is blessed. This has been a wonderful birthday weekend. Just one look at all of the facebook birthday wishes lets me know that I am not alone. While I miss celebrating my birthday with my old friends, several of my new friends joined me in a karaoke party of sorts, Friday at Tailgate in Savannah, (they have WV signs hanging up on the walls) and Saturday it continued at Islands Daiquiri Café on Wilmington Island. It was a blast! My girls and Dan gave me great gifts and Meme got me a great cake and insisted on using her own money to pay for it. She said, “Daddy, I cant’ let you buy your own cake. It’s your birthday. I got this!” What an unselfish and giving young lady she is growing to be. Teresa is surly proud. To me, it is important to know that so many people care. It is an awesome defense against the depression that would love to take hold in my life. I thank God for the fortitude He’s provided in my spirit, to stand up to the forces of negativity, that try to creep into my thought process, especially when I think of Teresa and the things we went through leading up to the stroke that claimed her life. She was only six weeks beyond her 48th birthday when she passed over. My belief in her joining Jesus in paradise fuels my celebratory mindset. Celebrating the life we had is far better than lamenting the loss of my beloved. It helps me to focus on the future with a positive outlook because if I never find a new love, I can know that I had love, the kind that lasts. Living up to the vow of til death do we part is the hardest thing I’ve dealt with in my 49 years, but the knowledge that I never life ‘I love you” unsaid leaves me with little regret. If you love someone, do not fail to share your feelings, not only in words, but with actions. Try to do the things that will make the life of the object of your affection a little easier and comfortable. This is what I did and it worked for me, though I was not doing it thinking of my life without Teresa. I did it because I wanted to show her I loved her. I do love all of you too. I believe that it is your caring and concern, as well as your prayers, support, and love that fuels the divine mercies in my life. ()
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:22:53 +0000
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