Hi Sweet Pea, it’s daddy! I hope you’ve had a great week. We are preparing for Shaya’s high school graduation tomorrow. I can’t believe she is done with high school and now getting ready for college. I love seeing these pictures of you and Shaya. You were truly best friends.
I’m so honored to be her daddy too. Like you, she never caused us problems, got great grades, participated in sports, loved going to church and was super kind to all of her friends. Mommy and I have truly been blessed to have such wonderful kids. That includes you too sweet girl!!
I took JT to the movies to see that car racing movie Fast and the Furious 7. Remember that movie? You loved watching the first few that came out and thought there were some funny humor parts. Well, one of the main characters joined you a while back due to a car accident during the filming of the show. JT and I didn’t realize they were going to dedicate a song to him at the end of the movie so we decided to watch it. You guest it….it made us cry. JT and I still listen to the song in the car every morning we drive to school together. It’s called…See You Again! Here are a few lines of the song….
“It’s been a long day without you my friend
And I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again
We’ve come a long way from where we began
Oh I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again…
How could we not talk about family when family’s all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
And now you gonna be with me for the last ride…”
JT loves singing the…”How could we not talk about family when family’s all that we got?” It’s so true…at the end of your time with us here…all you had around you is family. When life hurts…family helps. When relationships get strained…family is there. When you feel like giving up…family is there. The list goes on…family is forever!
I love the song because it reminds me….I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN!
I also love talking about our family and helping other families who are in the trenches of childhood cancer. The sad part to me is some families don’t have people show up in their greatest time of need…oh how I wish we had a national team of people (like a giant extended-family) that would just show-up and serve others in the trenches of childhood cancer. I know it’s a lot to ask Jess but knowing there are families fighting childhood cancer alone just hurts.
There is no way mommy, Shaya, JT and I would be as strong as we are if it wasn’t for extended family. Love, love, love family!!!
Speaking of love, have I told you lately that I LOVE YOU? I know, “silly daddy”. It just does my heart good when I tell you that over and over each day. Some think I’m weird (and maybe I am) but my heart is full of hope, joy and love which is way better than disappointment, despair and depression. Sure those feelings creep back in for short periods and I cry…but I cry out of LOVE not loss. I cry because I love you and always will!!!
xoxo
daddy