Damn! I'm so sorry, IRBS. You are both in my prayers. Here is a poem a family member sent to me after my wife Teri died. I printed it out and added three appropriate pictures: a sunset, a waterfall and a field of sunflowers. It is framed and hanging on a wall. I read it every day. I pray this gives you some comfort in the months and years ahead.
Remember Me
To the living, I am gone.
To the sorrowful, I will never return
To the angry, I was cheated.
But to the happy, I am at peace.
And to the faithful, I have never left.
I cannot be seen but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea, remember me.
As you look in awe at a mighty forest and its grand majesty, remember me.
As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity, remember me.
Remember me in your heart, your thoughts, your memories of the times we loved, the times we cried, the times we fought, the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me, I will never be gone.
