Well, here it is and just as I imagined

February 2, 2009 - Eternity

My first thought upon awaking was, "My daddy has been dead a year today." Immediately, God changed my thinking to "Your daddy is ALIVE today and he's with me. How can you not be celebrating?" And I had no legitimate answer.

And so I will celebrate today. I will be happy. I will make a cake and we will eat it in celebration of his one year birthday in heaven. What better place to be? I will celebrate the wonderful dad that I was given on earth. I will celebrate what an amazing pappaw he was to my children. I will celebrate the fact that I have hundreds of memories of our times together -- from my very early childhood till the times he attended the births of his great grandchildren.

I am so blessed to have such a memory bank to withdraw from and smile about - or laugh about as I share those memories. And so I will. Happy heavenly birthday, Dad. I miss you and I love you and I can rejoice today, knowing I will see you again.