I have made a choice not to focus on his death; instead, I have chosen to focus on how he lived his life while he was here for 18 years. If you would like to read previous blog posts that I have shared about my son Joe you are welcome to read them here:http://ajoyfulheartjourney.blogspot.com/2017/08/sharing-memory-of-my-son.html and here;
http://ajoyfulheartjourney.blogspot.com/2018/08/happy-birthday-to-my-son-in-heaven.html
I think back to Joe's 4th birthday. On that morning when Joe woke up the first thing he did was, he looked at his hands, I asked him "why are you looking at your hands?' he said, "to see if they got bigger now that I turned four." This still makes me smile, it was such an innocent and precious thing to say and truly reflects the innocence of a four-year-old.
Joe wrote the following in one of my birthday cards when he was 16 years old, yes, I do tend to save things 😊
"Thank you for all you do for me. It is a blessing for me to be your son. Happy birthday, Mom. Joe".
I had dinner with a friend recently, and I told her that I have made a choice to focus more on how Joe lived his life rather than his death. She said, "because otherwise, you would always be sad." This is precisely why I have made this choice.
Are you missing someone that is no longer here? Do you feel it would be helpful to focus on how your loved one lived their life? I would like to hear your thoughts. Feel free to share in the comments below, or send me an email. My contact form is on the sidebar of this blog.
Thank you for visiting my small, humble blog.
With love,
Patty
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