Birthdays are supposed to be happy days … times of celebration and memories that bring a smile to the face.
While many can be described as ‘happy’ days … not always.
This year’s birthday brought echoes
… echoes of words spoken that day by my husband’s doctor:
“esophageal cancer … it has spread … Hans, you have about six months.”
The doctor was wrong. Four days after those words were spoken
… not six months, my beloved Hans died.
Not surprisingly, I wasn’t looking forward to my birthday this year and didn’t spend time on the internet that day. But when I finally did, unexpected and kind birthday greetings brought light into the darkness.
Each image and comment touched my heart in ways I cannot express.
And a prayer emerged from deep within me
… a prayer of hope that kind words
would be written … spoken … echoed throughout our world
… from politicians and social media
… among family, friends, strangers
May words of kindness echo throughout our world.
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Photos and Text © June Maffin
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June know that I love you and he loves you and we love you and that is all that matters in the end. Love is God and God is a verb.
June, I think the hardest times after we lose someone who has become a part of us is the “firsts.” May God give you peace.
Thank you for sharing these thoughts, June. Your belovèd Hans will never leave us as long as we have our memories. Blessings, always.
June, you reveal your own vulnerability and that’s why you have followers who have come to love and appreciate you.
My friend lost her Alzheimer husband quickly last October and her birthday was in November. Now she still misses him but sees it as a blessing because he did not deteriorate as so many do.
May you be comforted by the gift you have to write for others.