Hey friends, I am going to take a small break from YouTube. My father passed away yesterday, and I’m just struggling to care about anything else at the moment. We never had the relationship we should have had growing up. Addiction sure has a way of tearing families apart. I was blessed that God sent a man into my mother’s life when I was 8, a man who stepped up and became my dad and is always there for me, still to this day. Even so, I know my biological father loved me, and I could always feel that. As his cancer battle began to come to an end, the bitterness and sadness I felt from him leaving when I was young, was replaced with all the good memories I still had of our time together. Over the last few months we began to re-build our relationship. I looked forward to our conversations, and he was able to be there for me during a few very hard times. Most importantly, he assured me he was saved. I’m clinging to that. Yesterday at the hospital, when we knew we were running out of time, I turned on his favorite Beetles playlist (something we always listened to together when I was little), laid my head beside his, and held him as he took his final breath. I know one day we will be able to make up for lost time, but for right now, on this side the grief is just overwhelming. Please let this be an encouragement to you to not wait until it’s too late to love people and love them right where they are. I wish I had done more, but time ran out. Thank you all for being a safe place where I could share this. I will be back soon, love you all. 🤍🤍 Leah
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Hey friends, I am going to take a small break from YouTube. My father passed away yesterday, and I’m just struggling to care about anything else at the moment. We never had the relationship we should have had growing up. Addiction sure has a way of tearing families apart. I was blessed that God sent a man into my mother’s life when I was 8, a man who stepped up and became my dad and is always there for me, still to this day. Even so, I know my biological father loved me, and I could always feel that. As his cancer battle began to come to an end, the bitterness and sadness I felt from him leaving when I was young, was replaced with all the good memories I still had of our time together. Over the last few months we began to re-build our relationship. I looked forward to our conversations, and he was able to be there for me during a few very hard times. Most importantly, he assured me he was saved. I’m clinging to that. Yesterday at the hospital, when we knew we were running out of time, I turned on his favorite Beetles playlist (something we always listened to together when I was little), laid my head beside his, and held him as he took his final breath. I know one day we will be able to make up for lost time, but for right now, on this side the grief is just overwhelming. Please let this be an encouragement to you to not wait until it’s too late to love people and love them right where they are. I wish I had done more, but time ran out. Thank you all for being a safe place where I could share this. I will be back soon, love you all. 🤍🤍 Leah
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