I Can Only Imagine

Today Is Matthews Birthday

He is 37
I wonder what he is doing today
I know he is having a GREAT day
I KNOW he KNOWS that if he were here with us
there would be presents
cake
crab legs
all his favorite things
family

I wanted to share with you a FUN tradition that Matthew always
had with his family on New Years Eve

They would collect many Christmas trees
from the neighbors
put them all in his large fire pit in their backyard
invite everyone over
and light it up

Matthew lived life LARGE
and everything he did had to be "over the top"

 Here is Matthew at his tree burning
TA DA
gotta love it

His children are still carrying out Matt's tradition
(with help from mommy of course)

Equally excited
same pose
It makes them happy to still share that with their dad
I am sure he See's it
that's what I imagine.

Life continues to repeat like tides and waves of the ocean
always changing
yet forever the same
(anonymous)

I imagine that is how it should be
yes, Matthew is not physically with us now
but he is part of everything we do

I miss him still so very much

not a day goes by, perhaps even an hour

where he doesn't fill my mind and heart

But despite the pain that is with those he left behind

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE

that he is happy, free from "his" personal pain

surrounded by beauty

and with people who love him, those who have passed on before

it's "their" reunion

I really love this song

so if you take the time to listen to it

I think you will smile with me

as my eyes fill with tears again

cause, I can only Imagine.

When I first heard this song, it was sung by Alex Boye, he sang at Matt's funeral as is a friend of theirs

he is a professional artist
but I could not find his version on you tube.