Valentine's Day. I was never a fan because honestly, its a day you are supposed to buy stuff to prove how much someone means. I am still not a fan but, I like to do things for people. But not just that day, trust me on this one.
Flowers. Flowers die. I, of course, will take any flowers sent or given to Lezlie. Just like I have for the past 3 years +.
Everything eventually dies. That is a fact of life. I always remember someone saying that the dash between the dates is very important. But, what about a 15 year old. How much living did they do in that dash area? Or a 6 year old. Children are never supposed to die before their parents. But, we have no control over that. I wish we did but, we don't.
The best thing to do is to remember to let your children live. Let them have ice cream for breakfast. Let them eat dessert first. Let them have that pair of shoes they probably don't need. Let them order that meal you know that they will not eat all of. Let them live. Because, you never know what tomorrow brings.
Its that simple. Live. Let them live. Let them make that dash just a little more meaningful. Simply because you just don't know.
Its pretty much the worst thing that can ever happen to you, you lose your child. You die with them. At least a part of you does. Life was never meant to be super easy but, things like this make it so hard.
I do know that every one of us that have experienced the loss of a child knows what happiness feels like when they were alive, loneliness feels like when they died, emptiness feels like and, heartbreak.
But, it is quite simple that you can and will recover. It may take a long time but, each day you can recover even if it is just a little bit.
Luke 1:45 "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her."
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