A little boy walks his widowed mom down the aisle on her special day and gives her a heartwarming gift. What she finds inside leaves her in tears.
11-year-old Luke really missed his dad. Andy was his best friend, partner in crime, and companion for the Friday night baseball matches. But after he died, things changed.
Luke no longer watched baseball and had never seen his mother, Claire, happy since Andy’s death. Even after two years, she would cry when she saw his pictures. Luke didn’t like it, and he wished he knew how to make his mother happy again.
Though just 11, Luke was a bright child and knew his mom went out on dates. But when she returned, she’d be depressed. Nobody could make her happy as Andy did, Luke thought.
But the truth was, Claire was not ready to let anyone else make her happy. Giving another man a place in her and Luke’s lives felt like a sin to her. How could she let go of the man she loved and welcome a new man into her life? She would never do something like that.
After placing Clarie’s hands in Mike’s, Luke pulled a box from his pocket and handed it to Claire. “Dad wanted you to open this now, mom,” he said.
“But the living have to live on, mom,” Luke told her one night. And that’s when things changed.
“Do you think you’re ready for a new dad, Luke? Mom is not pressuring you, honey,” she had said, and Luke had nodded, pursing his lips.
“If I get a new dad, mom, will you be happy? If you’re happy, I am too,” he said. “And yes, mom, Dad always used to tell me that life must go on. That’s how I understood I could be happy after Gran Molly left us. I loved her so much!”..CONTINUE READING