Daddy was very sad this week - he has lost his house keys, and with them the keyring you bought him last year. A keyring wouldn't normally be such a big deal - but it is one of the precious few things he has that come from you, and he was heartbroken.
I know it isn't the same as having the very keyring you gave him, but in your stead, I have been out and found an identical replacement for Daddy's keyring, which immediately went straight back onto his new bunch of housekeys.
You see, we are desperate not to lose our daily reminders of you. However little they are, there are things all over the house that you contributed. There are photos, in the hall and living room and in your bedroom, there are drawings you did stuck to the fridge, your room has all your things in it. In the kitchen is a broken "Heeland Coo" fridge magnet, which we bought you from our holiday to Scotland, and which got broken when it was dropped on the kitchen floor. Even though it is broken, it is yours. You dropped it, and you're not here to drop things any more.
In the living room is the little resin model Paddington Bear you chose with Daddy at Paddington Station on your last visit with us. It was bought with money given to you by a lady at our church when you were last there. She asked us to take you to buy something that you liked, and to keep it in a gesture of her faith in the Lord to bring us all back together at the right time.
So Mr Funny is back on Daddy's keys and Paddington Bear sits pride of place in the lounge. And we wait. We will wait as long as it takes.
Love,
K
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