The Love of my Life

This is not how I planned my first post of the April Ultimate Blog Challenge, I wanted to welcome my blogger friends back and welcome new ones. I wanted to post some silly things to get the challenge going. But that all changed….

Yesterday morning God carried the love of my life back with him to heaven. We met on Christmas Day 1965, Rich passed away on Easter Day 2024 from a massive heart attack.

Our love story has been going strong for 59 years after meeting on a blind date on Christmas Day and my heart is filled with all the beautiful memories we shared throughout the years. Right now I’m numb but with my loving family and loads of great friends and neighbors I’ll make it.

When I came downstairs yesterday morning, it was the usual, he said Happy Easter, we gave each other a morning kiss and said I love you. That’s how our day always started.

Alex explained things to Lia as best for a 5 year old to comprehend. I told Lia to look for the brightest star and that will be pop looking down on her.

Rich was so compassionate and helpful to everyone, family, friends and strangers. He was always willing to do for others.

He loved God and I know my mom and dad and a host of his best friends were waiting to greet him again.

I imagine by now he is the head gardener filling the gates with beautiful roses.

The love we had for each other was so special and I will hold on to so many wonderful memories that will keep me going.

Back in April 2017 I wrote a blog about the Circle of Life and how it’s like a rose. Starts as a bud, turns into a beautiful flower then the petals fall and the rose dies. But then new life comes with another rose. This is the same with our loved ones. The life of the rose is over, but the beauty remains in our hearts as it does with our loved ones, they are both so beautiful right to the end. So while we are sad when we lose someone, we have the wonderful memories forever in our heart and a new life will appear with a precious little one to restart the circle of life. We recently learned that one of our granddaughter’s is expecting in October so Allison and her husband’s Rainbow Baby will restart the circle of life.

Rich my love, I know you are watching over us and will guide us always just as you have done for the past 59 years. Until we meet again I will always love you.