Happy Thanksgiving!! Today was one of those "firsts". It was our first Thanksgiving since Frank's passing. I woke up actually quite sad as I looked over to the side of the empty, lonely bed and remembered how much life he brought into these special holidays. Then I smiled thinking of some of the good moments we've had together on Thanksgiving and just asked the Lord to please help me again through what could be a difficult day. As I ran around and did so much God would send me a special gift, my daughter. She took up a lot of the slack that her father use to do and truly helped me. She made delicious cookies, a beautiful, tasty salad, placed the food on the table and then washed the dishes. I'm truly, truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter. I know Frank would be proud. It was a quiet day. I didn't hear from folks I thought I would hear from but I heard from folks I didn't expect to hear from. I was truly touched that as some folks were getting ready to gather with their families they were thinking of me and Nikki remembering this was our first Thanksgiving without Frank.
We have a tradition that every year around the dinner talbe we give thanks to at least one thing. I was giving thanks and Nikki said, hey mom you said one thing and I said but I have a lot to be thankful for - and I truly do. So I thank God for this day, for my family, for my wonderful daughter, for my Lord's love, mercy, grace, strength, provision that gets me through each day, for my friends and a very special friend - Pastor Wayne from "In the Garden" devotionals. He is just an amazing man, a man full of wisdom and a man who God has used to touch me and say just the right things. He truly has been a gift from God to me. He and his wife sent me a beautiful e-card and it touched me so much that this man, who I only have known since Frank passed, took the time to think of me and Nikki and send me a card. Truly I saw that as a touch straight from the hands of God.
Well I'm heading into my bedroom to read my devotional, pray and then go to sleep. Again I thank God that he helped me through this day. Our next big first is Christmas, then New Year's, then our Anniversary. After that we'll be done with all the "firsts" until April 6 - which will be a year since Frank went home to Jesus.
God bless you all who read this and thanks for praying for us.
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AuthorI'm Dee, wife of the late Frank Nunez. I'm a woman of God who's depending on God to pull us through this loss. Archives
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