Strawberry Fields Forever

This is the time of the year that I would usually feel overwhelming happiness, no matter what kind of situation I’m in. There’s just something about the Christmas season that lifted my spirit, despite the heavy traffic, the last-minute shopping, the crowds, and all that kind of stuff.

But not this year. The death of my dad has changed everything, and things will never be the same.

This is the first Christmas that he will be no longer with us. It fills me with such deep sadness that I will no longer be able to greet him, to thank him, and to tell him how much I appreciate everything that he has done for me.

I know he is in a better place, but sometimes, it just hits me that he’s really gone…

I know that wherever he is, he’s watching over us. And I hope that with everything that I do, I make him proud.

I love you, Dad!