It's the Little Things in Life That Matter Most

And in little things, I am here referring to little people and one in particular. I feel like I have been the most blessed person as well as the most cursed person in the last year. The people who have entered my life in this time span have been some of the best people I will ever know and I am lucky enough to still call some of them my good friends. However, there is one individual who came into my world and created an impact of which I will never forget.

I've come to realize thru the course of my time here that some of the most special people enter your life when you least expect it and it's those moments that make life so grand. If you would have asked me a year ago if I would be having some of the most fun of my life playing Mario Kart, riding bikes, going swimming or just sitting and watching cartoons with a six year old I would have told you you had lost your mind! Well, it happened.

In his six short years, this kid has been thru more than most of us have at 40 and you would never even guess it. His strength is unmatched and his love is unconditional and I was lucky enough to be the recipient of that firsthand. A lot of who he is and the kind of loving soul he has is attributed to his mother as well as those directly associated with him in his life and I give them all incredible props for giving him the guidance to be the kind of little man he has grown to be.

I certainly hope and look forward to the time when we can play/ride/swim/and watch again, but in the meantime I want him to know that I am missing him immensely. There have been very few things in my life that have been harder for me than this and I want him to know that I am eternally grateful for all of the love he has shown me and all of the things he has taught me. It is ok to go thru hardships in life and still be able to love. It is ok to fall down, scrape your knee, and get back up and do the trick again. And it's really ok to cry and be sad and express your feelings and still be able to want those people in your life who are there for you and are willing to accept you for all that you are and want to be by your side. I have heard it said many times that we can all learn a lot from children. Well, I have learned a lot from him and for that I am thankful. I wish more of us in this world could.

I love you little buddy and I will always be here for you.