Serendipity

independent for years, taking care of all those around you. You married me and stuck with me when most women bail during separations like this. When you found out you were pregnant, you made sure I was okay with it. You've dealt with this pregnancy almost entirely on your own. I don't know another who could have had your experiences and still be as beautiful and kind-hearted as you are Joleene.

You are a wonderful mom already. You just need to see it and believe it yourself.

Sorry, I kind of rambled a bit. Note to self, don't try to write a heartfelt letter when you've been up for over 24 hours. Anyways. I love you Joleene and miss you. Can't wait to hold you again.

See ya,

Colin.

I don't even remember voicing any concerns about being a mom. It's like you heard my thoughts the last several months, Colin. I, taking a few steadying breaths, I have felt so inadequate to be both mother and father to CJ. I have missed you so much, but I know you wouldn't want me to isolate myself and keep myself locked in my own mind. You would want me to live, to have adventures, to show CJ the world. You would want me to love again. You will always be here, Colin, but I have to stop looking to the past and focus on the here and now to look forward with excitement to the future. I will always love you Colin and I will do everything I can to teach CJ all about who you were, but he and I need to live too. I love you, Colin. Goodbye.

I closed the journal and placed it in the open drawer of my nightstand. I finished combing through the third box, packed it up and put it next to the shoe box on the shelf.

Cindi Lauper’s “Time After Time” was just finishing and Huey Lewis came on with the “Power of Love”. I smiled. And for the first time in what seemed like forever, I believed everything was going to be alright. I was going to be alright.

The End

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Casie L. Williams lives in Houston, Texas with her Army veteran husband of 18 years with their three daughters. She teaches middle school Language Arts. Writing and reading have always been an outlet for her as she loves getting lost in new worlds and getting to know new ‘people’.

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