Some day we'll all be gone
but lullabies go on and on
They never die
That's how you and I will be
Another year come and gone.
While it presented a whole new set of challenges, in many ways it was much easier on me. It was a year of new beginnings and overdue endings. Your mommy got married, your Aunt Izzy learned how to walk and my beloved Mavs won the NBA Championship.
I had some professional hurdles to overcome -- some of my own doing, some not. I've landed in a good spot, though, where I am good at what I do and am recognized for it. The rough patch of late 2011/early 2012 served to make me more appreciative of things when they are going good and perhaps taught me a few things about how to maintain a good roll.
I'm still not sure about all of life's answers but maybe you were sent to us so you could help your mommy realize what she wanted in a husband and to get me in the right frame of mind to help raise Isabella. Your job done, you were taken back to the angels.
That might not be what happened. Still, I'd like to think it was.
I do know the last year was made easier on me with the knowledge that you were watching down on me, maybe putting in a good word with the Big Guy where you could.
While you were never here in a physical way, you remain a part of my heart. You always will.
Sleep well, my little baby.
Save me a kiss, a hug, a lifetime.
I love you.
-Daddy
*Due to technical difficulties with this post appearing correctly on the website, this is being posted several weeks after the date it was written.
