A Year and Forever

Dear Jack,

This is your Uncle James.

I know that your little eighteen month old self cannot remember that one time you met him. I know that you don't really know who your uncle is just, yet. But I am determined to do things that help you understand who he was and what he meant to us.

So today, on the one year anniversary of his death, we went today to the cemetery where his body is laid to rest.

We wrote messages, on paper, on balloons, on our hearts.

We wrote them and then let them go.

Because this is all we have on earth.

But in heaven, in heaven sweet boy, you and your uncle have known each other forever.

Love,
Mom