Happy Birthday in Heaven, my beloved Dave! You would be 53 on earth today. Oh, how we miss you! You are incredibly loved! I keep thinking of how you are having the most beautiful, joyful celebration in the sky today with Jesus! The banquet table must be filled with strawberry rhubarb pies!

We are celebrating you today. We’re going to Chopsticks for a late lunch, our family’s favorite place to go for special occasions. I thought it would be so much better to plan something fun for your birthday, than to be sad while feeling you should be here with us.

Everyone is home today; so we can be together, support each other, and love on one another! We made it through Thanksgiving. We had fun cooking together and hanging out with each other all day long. I even made some pies: pumpkin and chocolate chip cookie. We went for the paper plates, instead of the china, for easy clean up. My sister said she was using paper plates, and I felt relieved. I knew you’d say to go for it!

I definitely had my moment of missing you though. I felt stressed when all the food was coming out, and I felt like no one was listening to my directions; even though everyone was truly helping. I realized then; that you’ve always been my other half, keeping time with me, and asking everyone if they are “listening to Mom!”

I had to go up to my bedroom for a time out, to breathe. Feeling anxious, I told you, “You’re supposed to be here!” But I made it back downstairs, and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner (so did our dogs)! For the blessing, I told God that we miss you and love you, and I asked him to comfort us. I thanked him for your generous financial gift of life insurance; which is now providing us with stability, protection, and peace of mind. I also thanked God that you were enjoying the most bountiful feast at the banquet table with Jesus. I know you are loving it up there, and that you’re excited for us to be with you in God’s perfect timing.

It’s really, really hard down here without you… house repairs, health issues, errands, sheer exhaustion, making sure our kids are okay, and most of all… missing you. But, our family is incredible. Everyone is pitching in overtime. I’m so thankful to God for blessing us with three amazing children. They’ve had to grown up very faster, much faster than they already were. You’d be so proud of them! Having twin adult sons and a teen daughter during this time in my life, is a triple blessing. They keep me going. I couldn’t do this alone. My love for them grows bigger every day! It was all part of God’s plan.

Birthdays have always been so special for our family; so I just wanted to wish you the happiest birthday up in Heaven today. I can just see you grinning from ear to ear, telling Jesus that God’s strawberry rhubarb pie is the best you have ever tasted!

When I hurt, I think of the silver lining: You’re up in the beautiful blue beyond… pain free, energetic, and laughing with joy. It makes me feel better that your suffering is over, and that you’re so incredibly happy! I think to myself about how we will all see you again one day, and that it will last forever… eternally! I’m so thankful for Jesus!

Please give sweet Jesus a hug for me. I know he’s giving you a hug from me. I love you always; my beautiful, beloved husband. Happy Birthday!

Love,

Your Ang 💙

“When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, ‘Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God’ “ (Luke 14:15 NIV).

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