Sentimental Journey....

Dear Friends and Family, It has been awhile since I have written and as I sit here tonight, I am thinking about what has changed and what has stayed the same. I have found that I whistle this song almost every day. (See below) I think the reference to track is a reminder of my roots as the son of a railroader. I think the reference to roaming is all the time I spent serving others when I might have spent more time with Sue and our children. I think that I would trade so much to be able to journey forward with Sue and have come to realize that she will never disappear from my heart. As we prepare to place the marker by Sue's grave in what will be a private moment for me, I treasure the words that will live in perpetuity at the grave and in my soul. Still sparkling, always, kind...you are my beloved, you are my friend... These are the words that folks will see when they visit the cemetery as the days and years go by. I will probably write again in a few weeks since May 23 would have been our 50th wedding anniversary. We will be celebrating it together in my heart and perhaps Sue will be celebrating it wherever she is and I will be in her heart.. We were so very blessed for so many years and that love continues to bloom in the kindness that so many of you continue to show me. You have not disappeared and rather, you have walked the valley of the shadow of death with me, and supported me in ways you cannot possibly ever understand. So...as you listen to Doris Day sing this song (please put Sentimental Journey by Doris Day into your browser), I hope that you will continue to be by my side through what is quite a sentimental journey into the second year of grieving for opportunities lost, but memories of so many precious and sacred moments. YouTube · Doris Day 3:45 Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy Sentimental Journey · Doris Day Sentimental Journey ℗ Originally released 1964. Very sincerely, Rabbi Bruce Aft