11.13.2013

Ready. For now.




After hitting the 3 year mark on Saturday, I feel like a heavy weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Grief never really leaves, but I think the experience alone in a new place, along with the fear that I might have the baby before I got to properly grieve and get through the week left me scared and hurting in new and different ways. But, like always - and sometimes without my consent - I survived.

I watched most of my friends and family grieve from afar, over facebook. I watched some people forget. I watched my kids write sweet notes and hand prints on lanterns and their faces lit up when we let them off in the sky. I watched the clock, remembering every moment of the day 3 years before. I watched my phone, looking for the names of people I care about to pop up. Some did, some didn't. And I watched for signs that somehow, somewhere, someone made a mistake and after three years, this wasn't still real.

Now, I feel ready to go back to facing the life that Jeremy wanted for me. I know I'll have plenty more days like last week, when the weight of everything seems too much, but for now, I have some clarity. I have contentment. I have the desire to make him proud and love the way he taught me how. I feel this urgency to not waste the short life I had with him and to continue to love and appreciate what I have now. I was gifted with another reminder of how short life is....and to see that as a 'gift' is no small feat. I can feel a piece of Jeremy's heart beating through mine and through the hearts of the 3 little miracles we created together. And I see more pieces in his sweet family that means the world to me. I will hold on to those pieces and take them with me along the way.

I'm ready. For now. Ready to face another day, ready to live, laugh, and love. And most importantly, right now....I'm ready to have this baby!


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where are the comments people??Glad you made it, even if it was without your consent. :) Jeremy will always be with you and live through you and your kids. Sorry that you didn't hear from everyone you had hoped. I am sure they thought of you and Jeremy. How could they not? You continue to amaze me with how your life has changed, grown and you manage to keep up with all of it. All while being preggo! You make Jeremy proud every day. And Steve as well. Keep on going! Lisa

Sylvia R. Zavitz said...

Veronica, you amaze me, too. I have read every word on your blog and I pray for you and I cry for you and I praise God for you. We never really knew each other, but we have countless shared friends both in Canada and in the US. You have a gift for communicating (as well as millions of other things :-) )and I thank God that you use it so well to help us understand.....

Love to you and continued prayers and blessings.....

Always,
Sylvia R. Zavitz

Fede said...

By far my favorite blog of all. As a widow myself with 2 young children, I appreciate how you carry Jeremy with you always. You have put into words things my heart feels but I have unable to properly express them. Thank you for you honesty. You are amazing!

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