Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The greatest gift.

I've been thinking. Obviously. I've been thinking for the past two and a half months. I try to keep my mind on the bright side. That's something Matt always admired about me so I want to keep that quality through this nightmare. For him. It's what he would want me to do.

When I look at the big picture, I have been given the greatest gift. I was given the gift of love through Matt. We had our own little fairytale. I have been given the gift of two children with him; two little blessings who will keep him alive. And, most of all, I've been given the gift of a guardian angel watching over us. The best guardian angel I could ever have... my husband. My husband will be there waiting for me when I die. He will walk me to the gates of Heaven, hand in hand. I couldn't ask for a better angel to welcome me home. There's no one else I'd rather have there than Matt. And I can't wait.

This life is just a stepping stone.

I thought about all this at roughly 12:45am. The night was so bright. I could see the lake. I just stared out the sliding door and looked at the stars. And I was overcome by the beauty of the night. And I just felt Matt was out there.

I told him before I fell asleep that he "made me so happy today". I hope he heard me.


(That photo was taken in the church on our wedding day.)

2 comments:

  1. Stephanie,
    I am so sorry for what you are going through right now. I can't imagine how hard it must be.

    I think in a big way your blog has helped my marriage. The Husband and I had been having problems for awhile and I think we both stopped trying. We seperated for a few months but even after he came home things weren't getting any better, we were on the brink of divorce.

    I don't even remember how I came across your blog but I started reading it. Seeing what I hard thing you are dealing with made me see and appreciate that I still have my Husband. I started putting in a lot of effort and doing more to show him how much he means to me, he did the same in return. Its not perfect but things are getting better.

    I don't even know if it is appropriate or insensative to tell you this. I wish you didn't have to go through this but your blogging about it has helped my marriage, so thank you for that.

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  2. If my broken heart has the potential to heal others, then I can embrace it. Thank you for sharing that with me. Love with all your heart for tomorrow is never a guarantee. God bless.

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