Friday, June 14th
Day 48
Fifty-five years ago we stood in front of family and friends and pledged our love.
“Till death do us part”
Lord, I miss being a couple.
I miss planning meals around his preferences.
He enjoyed good food and I loved to cook meals that brought him pleasure.
I miss the little things:
He would patiently empty all his K-cups into a bowl so I could use them in the garden.
He would take the kitchen scraps out to the compost pile every day.
He liked to harvest the vegetables – no weeding – that was my job.
He cleaned the bathrooms.
He would patiently rub my hip if the pain kept me from sleep.
He would wake me if the CGM didn’t wake me.
“Hey, your alarm is going off!”
He would bring me orange juice to raise my glucose level.
He would hold my hand in church.
Thank You, Lord, for all the memories.
So many years of memories.
He loved being a DAD.
He loved being a POP POP.
He loved being “Great-Man”
He truly loved and appreciated the gift of family.
Lord. I thank You for this family You created.
And now I think of him surrounded by the family of saints –
Ms. Margaret, Grandma Jane, Charles Barton, Doug Ridley, The Tappers, and all those who have gone home.
He is with the Father – he has experienced the Father’s love – oh what JOY!
Thank You for bringing us together.
Thank You for all the years, all the experiences, both good and bad, for they all made us who we are.
The hard times taught us that we could trust You.
We learned that we were not alone, we were not on our own.
The Lupus diagnosis taught us to treasure each day because we are not promised tomorrow.
That shift in our thinking changed our lives.
“Someday” became today.
NOW
And we would say “If we die tomorrow we will die satisfied that we’ve lived today.”
No regrets!
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