Anniversaries. The word conjures up joy and excitement, images of flowers and balloons – in short, a fun day celebrating a happy event.
Not always.
Thursday, 5 Kislev 5772 (in the Hebrew calendar) is the second anniversary of my husband’s passing. It’s not a fun day; there’s no joy, and I’m not excited.
Quite the opposite.
This type of anniversary is sobering as it marks the finality of life in this world. There’s no more potential for growth. There’s no more potential for what life together may have been.
We’re on our separate paths.
Anniversaries. Often they are fun-filled, exciting days. Sometimes they mark difficult events. Regardless of the tone of the day, we always move forward.
On the path that’s set for us.
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This past fall, Israel Bookshop published Riding the Waves, ed. by Tamar Ansh. I merited to have the story of how Herschel and I met appear in that book (“Midwest Meets West”). May the story inspire others and may it be a merit for the elevation of Herschel Avraham ben Simcha Yosef’s soul.
December 1, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Sherri, my thoughts and prayers have been with you. The picture of Hershel that you posted is…moving. I spent some time just looking at his eyes, his smile. Your are correct, not all anniversary’s are happy ones. Love to you. Stace
December 1, 2011 at 7:44 AM
Thanks for sharing Sherri,It was nice to see a pic of my bother.
December 3, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Jonathan – thanks for the comment and glad you liked the picture. There are others on this blog – feel free to search (start with Nov. 2009 and forward). If you’d like any of them emailed to you, just let me know.
December 1, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Beautiful, Sherri. No words can express. That one day never really gets any easier. I still feel sad every April 14th. And my heart feels a slight pang every time August 28th (our wedding anniversary) passes. Be good to yourself. And thanks for sharing all your thoughts!!
December 3, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Readers – thank you all (on and off-blog) for your support!