Currently listening to: You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
You raise me up so I can stand on mountainsYou raise me up to walk on stormy seasI am strong when I am on your shouldersYou raise me up to more than I can be
I woke up to a quiet, empty house. My mom had already gone to church, and I slept in a little longer, because I could.
But I didn’t want to be alone. Not today.
It would’ve been easy to stay curled up under the covers and feel sorry for myself but I didn’t want to do that. It’s weird not having a dad anymore. Some days, it still feels like he’s just out running errands or at work. Like I’ll hear the door open, hear his voice call out…
A couple of my friends must have read my mind because they texted me. They had already spent the earlier part of the day with their families, celebrating the dads in their lives. And somehow, they thought of me. I wasn’t going to reach out. I didn’t want to intrude on anyone’s family time. But they made time for me anyway.
We met up. We ate, wandered into shops, laughed about little things, and kept the conversations light. It was perfect and I desperately needed that.
I don’t think they know just how much that meant to me. I wanted to tell them, to say thank you, but the words caught in my throat. I felt the sting of a tear starting to form so I stopped.
I didn’t want to cry today. I didn’t want to ruin such a good day…
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