Louis H. Reid

Your book will soon close...so this is Good-Bye and Farewell til we meet again. I sure have missed you my dear.
Love, Elaine

My Dearest Husband: Today is 23 months that you are gone and time marches on. I thought about you on my way home from work last night and wonder if this hurt and longing for you will ever go away or will it remain a part of my life forever. Next month will be two years that you are gone and like the first year anniversary it will be a hard one - but I have decided to try and move forward with my life. I know this is what you would want - we talked about it many times when you were here. ...

Dear Lou: I can't believe it's 22 months today that you are gone. In just two short months it will be 2 years - where is the time going? I think about you and our times together and my heart breaks. The pain is still there but now it's just a dull pain and a longing of wanting you back. I went to Elkins, West Virginia this past weekend to see Country Boy. What an awesome state it is - so beautiful. He took me to see a lot of awesome things. One of them was Black River Falls - we...

Dear Lou: Another month has come and gone - today it is 21 months that you have been gone. I can't believe that soon we will reach your two year anniversary. They say the world stops for no-one and how true that is. Even in all my times of grief the world keeps spinning and at times my world spins out of control. I'm still waiting for time to heal the hurt I carry inside but at least now it's a hurt that is more bearable. I have finally come to terms with the fact that you will never...

Dear Lou: Today you have been gone from me for 20 months and I still find it hard to believe. Sometimes it feels like you have been gone forever and other times it feels like just yesterday. No matter how it feels, I remember every detail of that day like it was yesterday. The pain is still there but instead of a sharp pain it's like a dull, nagging toothache that just won't go away. It is cold today - 37 degrees - not a typical day for May. Floyd is getting ready to plant the flowers...

My Darling Lou: Today is your 19th month anniversary. It is a cold, windy day and I'm feeling down today. I went to church yesterday and the 2nd reading was the 23rd Psalm which was always your favorite. At communion time they played "Be Not Afraid" which is the song I had them play when they were carrying your casket into the church. I just can't seem to catch a break from all the memories. I have planned a trip to the islands with Vickie, Floyd and Rodney in June and am wondering how...

My Dearest Husband: Today would have been our 34th anniversary. I cried myself to sleep last night and woke up missing you more than ever. I looked at our wedding pictures and read your letters from previous anniversaries. I went to the cemetery and brought you two red roses. Roses were always your favorite - the red is for my deep love for you and the two roses represent how many anniversaries I have been without you. You used to bring me carnations on our anniversary - one for each...

Dear Lou: Today is Easter - a day of renewal and new beginnings. My day started the same as every day since you've been gone - lonely. Jennifer, Mike and Mikayla are here from Arizona. We have done a lot of reminiscing about you the last couple of days - some happy, some bring sadness - but know that you are in our thoughts and in our hearts. I went to the cemetery today and brought you an Easter Lily - that was always your favorite this time of year. Of course, it was a hard visit for...

Dear Lou: Well, here it is - another holiday is here without you. Today is Good Friday - this would have been a hard day for you because of your deep faith. It was always hard for you to deal with this day but you always had the hope of Easter and new beginnings. It's Spring and the weather is still winter weather. Our spring flowers were starting to come up but I think this last snow has taken care of this. Like my life, the world is gloomy - keep waiting for some of that sunshine to...