I love you
My sister is the Sun. The day she was born, she brought the light of the sky with her. Beams of light shone out of her our entire lives. She always brought sunshine to everyone with her cheeriness, her smile, her laugh, her brilliant heart for others. She brought the Light of Jesus to many people, especially later in her life. She is the Sun.
like the moon loves the sun
I am the Moon. On the day Keri was born, I received the light I needed to shine in my life. She gave me the light to be who I was born to be. She provided the light of encouragement to do the things I needed or wanted to do. She gave me the light I needed to feel important whether I was in a "new", "waxing", "waning", or "full" phase of life. I am the Moon, and, like all things in the dark, I rely on the Sun for my light.
because the moon gets its light from the sun
On the day Keri went to Heaven, I saw the Sun shine and her smile at me as she passed into God's arms. That was A Sweet Gift from Keri . Since that day, I've been in the dark. I am the Moon after all, and I belong in the night. Without Keri, my light source is gone. When you lose someone who is your very best friend, someone who is your person, someone who you love beyond the realm of this world, you have no choice but to be in the dark. Honestly, that's how I feel a lot of the time. Some days, I really just want to yank my comforter over my head and stay curled up in a ball mourning all day. Some days I force a smile at people and pretend like I am actually there, but I'm only there in body; my mind is somewhere else. Some days, I want to really be the Moon when it is in its "new" phase, when no one can see me, even though we know it's there. I guess I am in the "new" phase for real. Dark. Lost in the sky. Missing the light.
I don't feel the same without the Sun. People tell me I never will and I know I won't. I know that I can't. How can you when you've lost that light? There have been very few days since December 9th that the real Sun has shone; it's been so cloudy and sad, almost like God is mourning with us. When the Sun does shine, my heart, my soul, my body, and my mind have to stop, stretch out my arms and soak the Sunshine in. (If you've ever seen The Odd Life of Timothy Green then you know what I look like. You should do it some time.) Soaking up the Sun is comforting because the Sun gives me that warm feeling of love that I miss. The Sun gives me a hug. The Sun makes me miss my Sun even more. I miss our talks, our texts, our jokes, our time together, our hugs and kisses, our laughs together. I miss telling her the exciting things that are happening and talking about the things that scare me. But even though I miss my Sun so much, soaking up the Sun gives me hope for the future and a glimpse of Heaven.
The moon can't shine without the sun
I don't feel the same without the Sun. People tell me I never will and I know I won't. I know that I can't. How can you when you've lost that light? There have been very few days since December 9th that the real Sun has shone; it's been so cloudy and sad, almost like God is mourning with us. When the Sun does shine, my heart, my soul, my body, and my mind have to stop, stretch out my arms and soak the Sunshine in. (If you've ever seen The Odd Life of Timothy Green then you know what I look like. You should do it some time.) Soaking up the Sun is comforting because the Sun gives me that warm feeling of love that I miss. The Sun gives me a hug. The Sun makes me miss my Sun even more. I miss our talks, our texts, our jokes, our time together, our hugs and kisses, our laughs together. I miss telling her the exciting things that are happening and talking about the things that scare me. But even though I miss my Sun so much, soaking up the Sun gives me hope for the future and a glimpse of Heaven.
You're my sun
Although right now is dark, I know it won't last forever. Something you don't realize about the Sun is that although for 30 years it gave the Moon light, it also put that light inside the Moon's heart and soul. Just because the Sun is gone, doesn't mean the light is completely gone either. The Sun gave us all a gift to go out and spread that light to others. We are all here to be the Sun for someone else.
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
My Sun changed my life for the better because of the light she gave me. My Sun taught me how to keep shining, even when it's hard. My Sun showed me how to love others and be loved by others. My Sun helped me be the person I am. My Sun still encourages me to keep pushing through these dark times because eventually a new phase in my life will come along. And I'll smile because I had the Sun and the Sun loved me, so her light still shines.
So I shine
