I’m posting this on Valentines Day. I hope you don’t mind if I share my personal thoughts today. My wife’s birthday was the day after Valentines Day so it was always a two day celebration of my love for her. This is the ninth time I have gone through these two days without her. I have never been a big fan of Dr. Zeus, but I saw one quote from him that I have found very useful. “Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.” When I revisit the fond memories of our fifty year marriage, i smile because it happened.
I hope and pray that you are making pleasant memories with your loved ones every day and not just the special days. Life is precious and none of us is guaranteed tomorrow so make those fond memories together. Eventually, either you will be left with those fond memories as I am now, or you will leave the memories for them. People may forget what you said to them. They may even forget what you did for them, but they will never forget how you made them feel when they were with you. I make it a point to have my caregivers and everyone else I encounter feeling better when we part than they felt when they arrived. That is a legacy that is much more valuable than riches or possessions.
As Christians, we have the advantage of knowing that whoever leaves this life first, it is only a temporary separation. We will have eternity to celebrate our love for God and for each other.