Becky...I was happy to see that one of the first cards I got was from
you...and I do know how difficult that was for you...
On my fibro support group, we were talking about Christmas Spirit and I
posted about the loss of my dad 3 years ago...the day before Thanksgiving.
My dad was only 67...And we got through the holidays by being determined to
get through them for Mom...This is what I wrote...
"I think I would be very disappointed if my Mom suddenly stopped
celebrating...
I felt like she might the year my Dad died. He has been gone for 3 years
now...He died the day before Thanksgiving. Those first holidays were very
hard, but I don't think us kids noticed so much our own pain as we were
trying so hard to get Mom through...But if she had shut down at any
time...stopped the traditions of all the years...no way we could have went
on...
So my Mother...once again in all her pain..made sure us kids enjoyed our
Christmas"
So Becky...I know that the love you and your Kids have for each other and
their Dad..will get you through this difficult time...And the memories will
be bittersweet this year...but next year will be a little easier and the
next easier...You will never forget and that is what makes Him so special in
your lives...and as your traditions change to meet the new changes of your
lives...He will live on with you in the old...
These words are so much easier for me to write than for you to live ...I
know..but prayers work and I am sending a ton of them for you...
Hugs Cindy