From: Anna, Quezon City, Philippines
To: Evan, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Where happiness exists, there is also sorrow. Where there is pleasure, so is pain. To get to where one is headed, one must first start the journey, and the more impatient one feels, all the more that one should learn to wait.

Waiting is hard. I feel your frustration and your pain because they are mine too. But waiting is the best thing for both of us right now, because there are still so many things we need to do.

We may be separated by an ocean and thousands of miles, but know always that my heart is with you. You are waiting for what we both want for our future, and I am here waiting with you. As long as we both know that the path we walk on is just one path, with one definite destination, you can be assured that no matter how wide the distance that is between us, my hand is firmly in yours as we walk down this path. Please hold on as I am holding on.

I love you, and I will always love you. That is all that matters.

From: Jean, Saint John NB Canada
To: Dear Daddy, *Passed on to a better place

Dear Daddy,
*Passed on to a better place

Since you passed away I’ve been so very lonely at times. I see you in my mind a dozen times a day. You’ve been gone eight years now – sometimes it feels like only days while at other times it feels like forever. I hurt when I watched you fade but I was relieved to see your pain end.

Every day you are with me. I hear your laugh when someone tells me something I know you’d find funny. I see your proud smile when one of the kids does something special. I feel your presence when I’m scared or sad. I think of you when I eat things you loved. I dream of you sometimes when I sleep at night.

One of your greatest dreams was to see my first born son (even though you were so blissfully happy with my three beautiful daughters). I’m happy to say he’s four months old now Daddy and he has your eyes. I hope that wherever you are you can see him and know that he is so special.

I miss you Daddy, I miss your warm arms hugging me and I miss your never ending support. You were the best father ever and I’ll never let go of that. I hope and pray that someday we meet again.

Love Forever
Jean
Saint John NB Canada