10/28/2024
A month of you being in Heaven dancing, singing, and enjoying your eternal life. I bet you have a beautiful crown, Daddy.
I must say, it hasn't been easy to call home and not ask for you. But the peace of knowing you are in a better place makes me not feel selfish, but I feel grateful for having you physically for 83 years. You were such an amazing dad who simplified things all the time for me. You always spoke sense to me and never forced your opinion on what I should, could, or would do or not do. I'm so thankful for everything you did for me as well as everything you purposely didn't do for me. I had to learn a few things on my own, even if it meant I would disappoint you. Like you said, life has a different way of teaching us. I pray I didn't disappoint you too much. It seems from our many talks and time together you weren't.
I remember presenting an opportunity to you that I wasn't sure about, and your reply was,
“Will the world end if you do it? How about if you don't do it?
Can you live with the consequences of doing it? How about if you don't do it?
Is it a loss or a waste of time? Or a learning experience that took some time?
Either way, puti, answer those questions for yourself. You are the one who has to walk that journey. As your dad, it doesn't matter what you decide. I'll always be here.”
On that note, Daddy, you will always be in my heart and spirit like how you were physically there for me.
I'm honored, blessed, and highly favored by God, who chose me to be your daughter. Out of all the daughters he could have chosen, he chose me. What an amazing gift for me. God has always known what or who I need in my life. You, my one and only hero, who, along with Mom, are the only two people I admire and look after. From day one until you physically and mentally could, you were my unique protector, support, provider, and peace. I could only hope to have some of these qualities expressed to Eliani and Elian so they feel what I felt around you.
I have every memory strongly stamped on my heart until we meet again and have new ones.
I love you and always will!
Puti