Today’s Music Monday is a combination of a song recommendation…. and an old post from 7 years ago. My original post was titled “The Truth About Grief” and was the below section with the song already included. The post was left unfinished, but it was so raw from the time my dad passed that I don’t want to add anything further to it. I hope you enjoy the song today.

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The truth about grief simply is that it doesn’t get easier, we just learn to live with it. In some ways, yes, it gets easier. We go through stretches of time that we don’t cry or we have a new routine that doesn’t remind us constantly of what was once a huge void. The huge void is now just maybe the size of a needle point.

Moving on without someone is difficult. Maybe you thought you’d be the first to go or that you’d always be together and/or death wasn’t an option. It’s hard not to ask why did this happen and go through the what ifs. No matter what, we can’t go back and neither can they.

The Bible (and reality) tells us that death is inevitable. We will all have a final destination. We take joy in knowing that this isn’t the end! We cry because many times we don’t see death coming, no warning or date given to us. Having a medical diagnosis can let you know but even then, there’s no guarantee. People sometimes live longer than that while others live far less.

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Last week was my Dad’s 75th birthday which was a hard day for me. It’s hard to think about how many years have already gone by without him here.

This song (about grief and regret) by Brian McComas is from an album my dad loved. I remember listening to it in the car, especially when he first got it, and he’d just have the album on repeat. That’s probably why I like to have music on repeat, now that I think about it. 🙂

If you get the opportunity, it’s a great album to listen to. He doesn’t have much music out there at all, but I heard a few years ago he was making some. I think this album will always be his best though.

Have a great and safe Labor Day and week!