REMEMBRANCE

This Christmas is not the same.  Our loved one will not be joining us for the celebration here on earth, but we each have a part of him in our hearts and our thoughts and we know his spirit is with us.

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Each day that you have been gone, you have not been forgotten.  I think of you when I awake and I think of you as I close my eyes to sleep.  I think of you while looking out the window, expecting to see you coming towards me.  I think of you as I drive down the highway, that you will be in the passenger seat, I think of you as I sit at the table to eat a meal and I think of you as I walk through our home.

I miss the sound of your voice, the laughter that we once shared.  I miss your arms around me and that silly grin you had.  I miss just having you near, so that I can talk to you in person. 

I know the pain you suffered and the concerns you had knowing you would be leaving me.  I wish I could have removed that pain and kept you just a while longer, but it was time to let you go from this earthly world to a joyous reunion with our Lord.  It was your time to go home and I know that one day soon we will be together again and until that time, watch over me and know that you will never be forgotten.