Stronger

The thing with life is nothing ever truly stays the same. Friends come and go, clothing is packed and unpacked, households are continually purged of unnecessary items, and as a result, not much sticks. it's hard at times to accept and move along with the changes but it makes you strong in ways that most people can't understand. 

14.05.14 marks the third birthday that he didn't get to see; he would have turned 60. So much has changed since you've been gone; from being completely broken to being strong enough to not cry but think of only our happiest times as I celebrate your life;  one that I think you lived fully. Time really does teach you that even though we may feel like we are left behind, memories will always get us through the harder days. And somehow, we start to realise that living our lives the best way we can is the one gift we can still give to you. 'I will always be my father's child'- a phrase so simple but yet so meaningful to me. On the days when I feel like giving up on things, on those days I don't feel strong enough, on those days I feel am not good enough, I remind myself that I am my father's child! And his is a child that has learnt enough lessons to know that just because today is a bad day, tomorrow isn't going to be the same. One bad day doesn't make a bad life. I am so grateful for the lessons I learnt sitting at the table with him. But most of all, I am blessed to have had him for a dad! OBM, you are still my number 1 man!