happy birthday, daddy…
Mar 29th, 2008 by teys
I’d like to share this excerpt from this book I’ve been reading, “Healing after Loss”:
” Often, especially in first grief, we don’t have the will or energy to do anything much, for ourselves or for anyone else. But as we begin to get better, we can give ourselves a welcome break from our preoccupying sadness by doing something for another. It expresses the hope that we are not always going to be stuck in this valley of sadness. Not to mention that such a move on our part can be reassuring and useful to someone else.”
I remember these words my dad said to me when we celebrated his birthday last year, he said, “I think I’ve overstayed already, 80 years is enough.” Little did he know, that those words were like a stab in my heart. True enough, his words came to pass and today he is no longer with me. It has been one of my greatest struggles so far because my dad has always been with me all my life so the road to healing has been slow and arduous. I’ve taken little steps in that area and today, I’d like to push myself a little farther in this healing process by doing something useful for someone else in remembrance of his birthday. It might not be much but there’s a lot of love and a lot of heart put into it.
Please enjoy my little gift for you all, a simple 8×8 paper freebie called “My diary“.
Happy birthday, daddy!
click here to download:
I lost my Father 2 yrs ago and not a day goes by that I don’t miss him. My Mother passed away 21 yrs ago and it was Dad who became my rock. People say that time heals…and it does but we never forget. I can close my eyes and see their faces and it brings me comfort. I am alone..never…they are always with me. God Bless you by allowing you to hold those memories in your heart forever. You are not alone…we all share that common thread.
I am sure your father would be proud of the way you chose to commemorate his birthday :0)
