Today is Shane’s birthday, facebook told me so. Well, silly facebook, I already knew that. Shane was born on October 27, 1987, and I knew that my life was truly whole. Kurt, Beth, and I welcomed our addition to the family with so much love.
Shane was not home for his last two birthdays. Two years ago he was at Fort Benning for OSUT (one station unit training) and last year he was in the Pech Valley in Afghanistan. Sometimes, I wonder which birthday was the most enjoyable or which birthday sucked the least.
Shane how are you spending your birthday today? I hope birthdays are celebrated up in heaven. I wonder if there are balloons and cake and ice cream.
I do know this much – you touched so many lives, and we are all better human beings to have had you in our lives.
Happy Birthday to you, my son, my Shane Michael, my Moe!!!
I have kept my promise to you as I continue to “put one foot in front of the other.”
Peace-
Always and forever-
Shane’s Mammy and Beth’s Momma
