2 years ago tomorrow, on 12/22/2014 at 10:03 a.m. I lost my heart; my best friend; my soul-mate and my husband, Jerry L. Stevens. I have not been the same since and never will be. God brought this special loving, caring, wonderful man into my life and my little boy Jasons lives in 1981 and we married in 1984. God knew that Jason and I had been abused, kicked around, hurt and did not have a clue what love was...not even from my parents who we were living with and certainly not from the evil ass that had been my first husband. During my darkest times back then I had prayed and begged God to please bring a man into our lives who would love and cherish and be faithful to me and love only me and who would adopt, love and be good to my little boy who was only 3 then as if he were his own. Well God answered those prayers in spades when He brought me next door literally to this wonderful man who would become my husband and Jases Daddy. THEN God added to our little family and our joy by bringing us a beautiful healthy little girl named Amanda Stevens in 1985. Such happiness, love, and joy I had never known nor had my son known as we did with out REAL little family of four. Now our lives are different, theyre far less happy and were no longer together here on earth BUT I know that Jerry is still with us....and that by Gods grace, love and forgiveness, the four of us will be reunited in Heaven again some day. I am so thankful to God that He blessed me and my children with 30 years of love, happiness and togetherness with our husband/daddy although I wish we had all had far many more years, I realize that some people, some couples, some families and children arent fortunate enough to have even 30 years together so for every precious moment and year, I am so thankful to God. My children and I dont feel up to much celebration on Christmas and during New Years anymore BUT we must all remember that Christmas is NOT about us anyway, its about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ who makes it possible for us to all BE together in Heaven for eternity with Him and each other. Its just that for us, the human memories of all our Christmases overwhelm us as they do everyone who has lost loved ones and its even harder when your loved one passed away right at the holidays, the memories are even more magnified. Therefore, Im not going to be up to being on here much the next few days. I want to wish all of you a blessed and happy Christmas and New Years to you and your families. THANK YOU TO ALL MY AND MY CHILDRENS FRIENDS AND THE FAMILY THAT HAVE STUCK WITH US THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LIKE OUR REAL FAMILY EVEN IF NOT THROUGH BLOOD, YOUVE BEEN SO KIND AND GOOD TO US AND SO MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN MY ROCK, MY STRENGTH THESE PAST 2 YEARS. MY DAUGHTER AMANDA AND MY SON JASON ARE MY WORLD AND MY STRENGTH AS OUR LITTLE PETS ARE. IM ALSO PRAYING FOR ALL OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN RECENT YEARS AND DURING THIS PAST YEAR ESPECIALLY WHO ARE FACING THEIR FIRST HOLIDAYS WITHOUT THEIR LOVED ONES. Jordana Nance and Matthew Maynard s mom and sister, Eric Hughart and were thinking of you guys and loving you and are always here for all of you. Dora Young my sister, I love you and thank you beyond all of life for everything. Brian Lucas and Melanie Lea Danielson Jeremy Asbury Nicole Johnson and Jordie, we love you guys like our children/siblings you know that. To all my other long-time real life friends like Joyce Tom Ruby Bea Watters Mary Beth Whitleyand my newer sister friends Clare Rockefeller Kay Kenngott and Eva Marie II and so many I cant begin to name but you all know who you are, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. I LOVE ALL OF YOU. ~KATHY~
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:27:56 +0000