05/22/2026
There are moments when the world grows quiet, and that’s when I hear you the most, Dad.
Not out loud—but in memory. Your voice returns in fragments, familiar and steady, like an old song my heart never forgot. I hold onto those memories the way someone holds onto letters they can’t bring themselves to throw away. I reread them. I replay them. I sit with them in silence. 💔
Some days, it feels so real that I almost expect to see you nearby, just in the next room. For a brief second, everything feels normal again—until reality gently reminds me you’re no longer here.
Time keeps moving forward, even though part of me stayed behind the day you left. I’ve learned how to live with the missing. How to carry it without letting it consume me. But there are nights when it settles deep in my chest and reminds me that love doesn’t fade just because someone is gone.
I miss the way you said my name. The quiet strength in your voice. The comfort it brought without ever trying to fix anything. 🕊️
Writing these words feels like reaching for you across a distance I can’t see. Hoping, somehow, they find their way to you.
I pray for you every day, Dad. 🙏
I pray that you are at peace, surrounded by light and love. I hope you know how deeply you are missed and how often you are remembered.
You may be gone from my sight, but you are never gone from my heart.
Your voice remains my comfort—and always will be.