Hi my sweet son! How are you doing today on this Thursday evening? It is July 4th. Happy Independence Day to you in heaven. It is Mom's 7th one without you and these days never get easier for me at all. Mom's due date for you was July 4th, 1990. Maybe that is why you loved this day so much. It was supposed to have been your Birthday but you were comfortable and wanted to stay inside my belly longer....25 extra days to be exact! Mom carried you for 10 months and you still didn't want to come into this world....lol! I remember how much you loved the fireworks. You and Mom would get so excited to watch them every year. We would Oh and Aww at every one that lit up the sky. The next one was always prettier than the last. Mom doesn't get into them as much anymore. Not that I don't like them or they are no longer pretty but I think it has to do a lot with the way someone is always lighting them off around here...from Spring to Fall, almost every weekend. The pups shake and get scared and keep us up. last night was no exception. Mom went to bed and fell asleep around 10 pm just to be woken up around 11:30 to fireworks that continued until 3 am this morning. The pups kept us up. I think Mark and Mom got about 4 hours of sleep. We are tired for sure and we know that tonight will be no exception to the fireworks at all. We are hoping that we will not really hear them that much being further away but we are sure that someone in the area will light them off. We, Mark and Mom just want to get a good nights sleep for a change. I think the fireworks start around 9:30 pm and go until midnight. Mom will be going to bed around 10 pm and hopefully things will be better and ok. The pups have been super tired as well and they both have slept most of the day.
Mom got up this morning and made breakfast for Mark and then we lounged in bed for a good part of the morning. Mom started her day by making a potato salad for part of our dinner tonight and then I did the clean up. I gathered the trash up, vacuumed and then got ready. I made the joke that I had to be the only one who was doing housework and treating today just like any other day instead of spending time with family and friends having a BBQ. Next year will be completely different. We will be able to celebrate and be with family and have a cookout, etc... Mom is looking forward to all that. Holidays will be spent together and never apart again. No one has to travel hours to get to one another either. That will be the beauty of it all. Tonight will be an evening of relaxing and watching a bit of TV after we sit outside for a bit to enjoy the warm air. Today is was hot. It has been all week. Tomorrow and Saturday will in the the lower 90's. Next week the temps will break though and it will be cooler.
I spoke to Meme and Grandpa today. I called to just check in on how they were doing. Grandpa told me that he was going to go see you at your resting place along with many others. That was so sweet of him. Him and Debbie are going to come down here on Saturday for a few hours. Just a quick day trip. I will be happy to see them. It has been 43 days since I have seen them. I wish Meme and Bob were coming as well but they are staying home this time. I understand it though. They are really busy getting things sorted. Mark and Mom will be making our way up there in about a month to see everyone. We got some pretty good news today but Mom will wait to share it on here for a little bit. We don't want to jump the gun so to speak. Everyone I assume is doing well. I will touch base with them next week. I will update you when I find things out.
Your candle has been lit for most of the afternoon. Mom will whisper to you later this evening. Smile for me and I will smile for you. I hope you have fun watching the fireworks in the sky tonight. I bet that your view is far more beautiful then what we see here. Also, have fun while Mom gets some much needed sleep. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. I miss you so much and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will always be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams my sweet precious son.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is the prayer for the day:
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:31–32, NIV
Lord our God, our Father in heaven and on earth, we ask you to bless us, your children, for we want to be your children and nothing else. We want to have our joy and delight in knowing that we belong to you, the almighty God, who began and who will complete redemption on earth through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Bless your Word in us. Give us courage in suffering and distress, for we are allowed to serve you in all circumstances, even when we find it bitterly hard. Your name shall be honored in us, your kingdom shall come. As surely as the earth endures, everything shall happen in accordance with your will, on earth as in heaven. Amen.
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