Remembrances

Happy Birthday Kevin wherever you are. Know that I love you as much today as the day you were born. What a short life you had. You and Mike are together now, him joining you 24 years later. I don’t know if everyone who dies meets up with those who have gone on before them. Part of me would like to believe that, part of me kind of hopes so. Is there a great big get together for those of you who know each other or has everyone gone on to other things, other lives, other missions?

So I suppose you know that Brenda is getting married on Saturday. How about that – your little baby sister getting married! You will be there, your spirit I mean looking in on all the celebrations. Brenda would like that you know. She would want you to be there.

You know, it’s hard for me to see you as the 38 year old man you would be today but even after all these years, I can still see your 14 year old profile with that sly little grin on your face when you would tease others. And I can still hear your laughter at jokes I never thought were even remotely funny but here I was roaring along with you just because you had such a contagious laughter.

I know I only write to you on your birthday or on the anniversary of your death but I think of you way more often than that. You’ll always be part of my life no matter how long you’ve been gone because that’s just the way it is between a mother and son.