I thought of you today!

I thought of you today!

I think of you every day!

I imagine us sharing the news, laughing, swapping gossip. Talking about the ordinary moments, how all the kids are doing. Talking about the enormous troubles in the world, comparing feelings.

I think of you when I look at your children. So much like you in so many ways, carrying traces even from that brief time you were with them.

I think of you when I see their cousins and wish they had known you too, heard your laugh, felt your keen interest in them.

Christmas is here again, without you.