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From The Girl Trying To Cope With Death During The Holidays

I just really miss you.

Tesa Lynn Isaac
Dec 24, 2017
University of Tennessee
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From The Girl Trying To Cope With Death During The Holidays
Mike Labrum

Death is hard regardless of the situation or the time of year. But it seems like it hits harder when the holiday season rolls around. For those of you dealing with a loss this holiday season, I pray that you can find your peace and comfort somewhere. Try to remember that they’re in your heart and they’re better off now than they ever were here.

To the person I wish could sit around the tree with me, and celebrate another year with me...

I just really miss you.

I miss calling you to tell you how school is going. I miss running into you everywhere I went. I miss you being my backup when it came to watching football because trust me when I say that taking on Papaw alone is a rough one. I miss you supporting me. I miss your laugh. I miss your criticism, even knowing how brutal you could be, I knew I needed it.

You made my life easier. You made it easier for things that went wrong to still have a right. I miss the way you supported not only me but the rest of your “babies." I miss bringing you your favorite dessert even though I knew that I would probably get yelled at because it would mess up your levels.

Yet, through it all, I miss having you around the Christmas tree. I miss knowing that I was going to decorate a special cookie for you in hopes to make you feel better. I miss having you at family dinners. I miss the way you made it feel like home no matter where our crazy family was going.

Holidays will never be the same without you. Nothing has been the same since you left. Yet, I know you’re not hurting anymore. I know you’re dancing with the angels. I just pray that you keep dancing. I pray that you still enjoy it all as much as you did here, if not more.

Love you always.

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