A beautiful song with a sad memory

@1creekgirl My sister-in-law always had los self esteem issues, but she had a bit of a breakdown after a miscarriage between her first and second successful pregnancies. After that she never seemed whole to me, and it scared me. I used to keep such close tabs on her, and my brother. Their son would often ask to come and stay at our place for a few days here and there, going back to when he was only a couple of years old. He seemed to thrive on the consistency and even-keel that our household offered. We live about an hour away from my brother now. His kids vary in age from 14 up to 20 years. My brother has dated other women, but his kids are his priority and I doubt that he'll ever marry again. I remember when our niece was only 4 she was staying over and asked me to show her how to make that special chicken that she liked so much. It was just chicken parmasean, but she loved it. So I made a little production line, a bowl of beaten eggs, a plate of half bread crumbs and half parm cheese and the casserole dish. And I showed her how to move the chicken along from the egg to the dry mixture to the casserole. A few days later that dear sweet little girl asked her Daddy for these things and to everyone's amazement she prepped the meat and then asked Daddy to turn the oven on to 350 and to put the casserole into it until supper time. My brother lacked in the kitchen skills department, but his little girl has helped him so much. It sounds like your son's first wife was an angel, I hope that he can live a content life in her shadow, as I wouldn't imagine anything to compare. Not everyone gets that kind of a person. Hopefully his relationship with his son will sustain him and remind him of the beauty that his wife brought to his life. And maybe he'll be lucky enough to see some of her magic and beauty live on in his grandchildren-wouldn't that be a wonderful blessing?

@1creekgirl Our daughter passed away from heart disease when she was younger, and they told me no more babies, my body couldn't withstand it. And we always wondered why, until our niece and nephews needed another "home" and then we stopped asking why. Our son feels very close to those cousins of his. I hope that Nathan has children of his own one day-wouldn't it be nice to see some of his mother's features in his babies?

@Juliaacv It truly will be a blessing if Nathan has children some day. What precious memories you have of the times with your little ones.

@1creekgirl few photographs that's it. My maternal have some letters written by her.

@sjvg1976 I know you'll always treasure those photos and letters. Bless you, friend.

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Do you have memories of her?

What a kind and encouraging comment. Thank you! I know God will never forsake us, even though I often let him down.

@1creekgirl , I just wrote what I have felt ! Thanks!

@1creekgirl I know this is another real sad one and I would rather make you smile but I know you will love this song too.

@RasmaSandra What a beautiful song! I've always liked Jim Reeves, but had never heard that song.

That's such a beautiful saying. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Courtney. I'm so thankful we were able to take care of Nathan. He was a premie and had major back surgery when he was four. So we've all had some major events, but he's a healthy teen now.

@1creekgirl that must have been scary.

@1creekgirl oh wow! that's crazy. glad he is okay !

Thank you, Laurel. Hope you're feeling better from that cold.

@1creekgirl Thanks I am feel about the same.

We were blessed to take care of him.

It really was a plan of God's. I don't what would have happened if we hadn't been able to keep him.

Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, God did give and is still giving us a happy ending.

Thank you for the very kind words. God has blessed us beyond measure!

He really doesn't remember her (he was almost two), but he thinks he does because of the photos and videos we've shown him. He's my sweetheart.