Happy Birthday Dad!!!!

Today, you would be turning 66 and it still feels like yesterday you were here. The loss that we have all experienced, opened a can a worms. It has been a rollercoaster for the past 5 months, and we all express our grief differently, some worse than others. As Megan said it as i was confiding in her.....its me against the world. Accepting that your presence and influence can no longer be apart of my life, i am trying to realize that your influence now will be an abstract rather than a concrete reality. I believe time eases things, but time alone doesn't heal. There are still tender spots that happen unexpectedly with a word or incident. Everyday is different. Death ends a life but it doesn't end the relationship, which is what i am struggling with. We live by losing and leaving and letting go. And sooner or later, with more or less pain, we must all come to know that loss is a lifelong human condition. I love you dad, more than you know. Happy Birthday!