Seven of the shortest, longest years of my life without u, Daddy.
The shortest, because I can still hear your voice and picture your smile as if u were just here. The longest, because seven years is an unbearable amount of time to go without another hug, another phone call, another chance to tell u how much I love u.
Time keeps moving, and sometimes that is the hardest part. The days become years, and I get further from the last time I saw u, when all I want is to be close to u again.
I miss the ordinary things most. Seeing your name on my phone. Hearing your voice on the other end. Bringing the kids for their haircuts, Being able to tell u about my day. Things I once thought I would have so much more time to do—things I would give anything to have just one more time.
U loved me in a way that made me feel safe. No matter what was happening in my life, I had my daddy. Losing u meant losing the person I could turn to, and there are still days when I need u so badly that I don’t know what to do with the ache.
There is so much I wish I could tell u. So much I wish u were here to see. In the happiest moments, I find myself wishing u were beside me. In the hardest ones, I still want to hear u tell me that everything will be okay. I carry your lessons with me, but sometimes I just need your voice.
I find comfort in believing u are at peace and watching over us. But even with that comfort, I miss u terribly. I can be grateful that u were my father and still be heartbroken that I had to lose u.
Today, I whisper a prayer. I thank God for giving me u, and I wish with everything in me that I could have had u longer.
I hope I make u proud, Daddy. I hope u know how deeply u are loved, how often u are spoken of, and how much of u I carry in who I am.
Seven years later, I am still your little girl, missing her daddy.
I will love u for the rest of my life. I only wish I could have had u here for more of it. 🤍
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