Yesterday was Bubba's birthday.
We celebrated down in South Florida
the life of the man who held us all together.
He was a true patriarch,
an irreplaceable leader,
a much-loved member of the group pictured above.
It has been three months now since he left us.
It is still so hard to fathom.
David and Amanda planned and orchestrated this event with me in mind.
It was my first trip without him...
the first birthday we weren't together in more than 50 years.
This is the year of "firsts" and we are getting through them one by one.
He would have turned 76
In all of the fun, the laughter, the feasting,
someone very special was missing.
Every one of us felt his absence.
Hold on tight to your loved ones.
Cherish each moment.
We certainly weren't ready for our dad, granddaddy, and my husband to leave us.
You just never know when that last breath will come.
We are surviving and slowly learning to live again without this very special man
that we all loved so dearly!
😢
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