I posted a tribute to her on my Facebook page. (As much as I loathe Facebook, it’s useful at times like this.
“I am surrounded by her presence, yet I deeply feel her absence. Suzanne and I are so completely intertwined that people say “Suzanne and Tim” as if it were one word, as if it were one person.
“Next month would have been our 32nd wedding anniversary and we were together about five years before that, so she spent more than half her life with me, and I with her. I do not know how to navigate life without her.
The things that we did together are just not as much fun. It was even fun to go grocery shopping with Suzanne, even though she had to lean on the grocery cart due to a bad hip. I was constantly telling her to do something about her hip. This wasn’t what I had in mind.
“I was deeply, fervently in love with her; I still am. My hear is breaking. Yet through the shock, grief, and tears, I give thanks, I give thanks, I give thanks for a joyous 37 years together. Thank you, my love. We will be together again. I’ll take care of things till then.”
You are facing the the hardest challenge a married person has to meet. Of course we will all pray for the Lord to give you courage and peace through this long night. It never stops hurting, but you learn how to go on living because you must.
Lord, gather this man in your arms and hold him close and comfort him. Thank you, Lord, for what you will do.
Heavenly Father God,
We bring to you the heart and mind of TBP as he suffers the temporary loss of his beloved who he’ll one day see again. Though his life will change as he evidences now we know that all things work toward the good even when we can’t imagine it. Therefore we pray TBP’S steps will be strengthened and secure as he walks this walk of sorrow....knowing that you yourself are well acquainted with all that He feels.
In Jesus Name...for His Glory,
Amen