7 Months or 25 Years - A Celebration, A Blessing, A Lifetime of Memories

Seven months ago today my life partner, my best friend, my soul mate went home to be with ABBA. He left this earthly life for the perfect place, the place he longed for-home. It was a celebration of GOD's gift to D to allow him to leave this diseased body and be escorted to his Heavenly home where he would forever be at peace, whole and complete, never tired, never in pain and never, ever in sadness again.

Twenty-five years ago today we stood in front of a minister, our family and friends in this very home and said those precious words to be joined together as husband and wife, to love, honor, cherish and yes to obey till death due us part. I don't believe even death has separated us. I still feel D's presence in my life, his love in my heart and today I sing "HALLELUJAH !" over and over as I count the blessings of the past 25 years of my married life with D.

Today is a day of remembering, of praising GOD for what we had, not what I don't have, for thanking HIM for the joys, the comfort, the sunshine and the rain, the laughter, the tears, the strength that HE gave D and I to get through the difficult times together. The ways that GOD used D to teach me how to be a better wife, mother,grandmother, daughter, sister, friend and person. I dance with JOY, I laugh out loud today and I cry tears of sadness and joy and the amazing life D and I had together.

D was my greatest gift from GOD next to my children and grandchildren. If I live to be 100 I will never live long enough to sing loud enough, pray hard enough or dance long enough, or praise GOD enough to properly thank HIM for the blessings HE gave me when HE gifted D to me for the time HE did.

I love you ABBA and thank you for this wonderful marriage to this amazing man - brush D's cheek for me, rub your thumb across his bottom lip - he'll know -

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart!!!