Bobby's First Earthly Birthday Since His Homegoing - August 22, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

My Dear Sweet Robert,

Happy Birthday, my love. You would have been 54 today. I wonder how it is in Heaven? Are you still 53, as you were when you died? Or are you a year older there? I guess the answer doesn’t much matter, since you are there for eternity, anyway.
It was probably amazing to have your birthday in the presence of the very One who created you and made your very life possible! Wow!

I found myself reflecting today on how we have “shared” eight birthday celebrations together. I remember on one year, you got mixed up and missed my birthday on the 20th, thinking I was the one whose birthday was on August 22. We had a good laugh over that! I still didn’t quite understand how you could have forgotten your own birthday! And I remember thinking, how disappointed you must have been to think that not only me, but the rest of your family had forgotten yours. We could never have done that!

Tonight, we had a celebration in honor of your birthday. For months, Sylvia has thought about and planned how to celebrate your birthday in a way that would have special meaning. She decided to cook your favorite meal, - fried chicken and noodles and tomatoes. It was very good. You taught her well! We had a special evening together as we shared memories of you. Your daughter, Sylvia, and granddaughters, Monique and Cecelia, loved you dearly and miss you deeply. Your absence from their lives has impacted each of them in unique ways.

Your absence in my life has also had a profound impact on me.

Know That You Were Always Loved And Never Will Be Forgotten.

Love,
Kim
Phil 4:13