Today marks a great loss for me.

One that I doubt I will ever recover from… the loss of someone very dear to me.

The time without him has been difficult and there have been many moments where I felt my despair would carry me to a place where recovery was not possible.

But still… I am grateful every day for the short time that he was in my life.

I would not take back my life with him to escape suffering today.

I could never regret loving him… only losing him.

I think of him often, and even now, his memory reminds me each day:

To be there for others…

Live life to the fullest…

Have compassion for all.

He reminds me that I will never know what may happen from one moment to the next and that I should always end my conversations with those I love, with the kindest words… showing my truest heart.

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“Dear God, thank you for bringing love into my life. Help me to be strong when change is upon me. Help me to see that in faith I find strength.”