*Songs Touch Heartstrings*


If I could send a letter to you in Heaven it would read:

“Because of You”! Titled words of a song; these lyrics of romantic sweetness are ringing in my mind. As classmates you are my sweetheart and there is another song; it goes like this “It had to be you!” I am remembering our first knowing this kind of happiness; we are teenagers of sixteen in love.

I recall you are a tall handsome, brown eyed lad with dark brown hair and I felt swept off my feet at your affections. Today I recognize those are the same as my Dad’s features for which I had aches of loneliness during childhood for him. He is touched by an angel at age seventy-two; I am at rest for he is in heaven.

Today is one of those days; wretched with loneliness, I am throbbing in pain for no one else can fill this broken space in my heart. Music fills me circles around my loneliness’s until all the heartaches are vanished away.

Prayers bring me back to become rational and I bend forward to be dependent toward knowing God more. This is the way it was for me in my childhood and I am now face to face with a pain known to me of earlier days.

Only those who have experienced this kind of loss have compassion to sharing openly. A salute to all of them!

I am encouraged by many that I will come through with God’s help; He will dry my tears. My family, my friends speak in kindnesses and give me a tender message and I appreciate each one.

When ever in God’s time, prayers are answered. He will take the pain. I shall continue to seek our memoirs for soothing recollections of your love as my spouse for years I do not want to forget. Remembrances of life with you Tommy, we had many years of dedications to each other in an unforgettable blessed marriage of sixty years.

Songs touch my heartstrings I find contentment to write of this. And as I have said before by quoting lyrics, “I want to stroll over heaven with you some glad day.”

And I feel confident that God will grant this to me.

Written by your loving wife, Ava