The song from a Broadway musical, SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, holds a special memory for me and my family. Anyone who has seen the play knows the scene when the song is sung– and the huge, dark, starry sky appears on the stage. Thus my story…
Finding comfort in the months following my husband’s death was difficult. Yet, through the sadness, the tears and the reality of life without him, I found peace every evening in the – moon.
Of course, when it was full and radiating light down on the dark earth, it was easy to observe. But on those many evenings when only a fraction of the moon’s vast surface was visible, I still looked upward finding hope.
One of the rationalizations I came too, was that the moon shown over our house and also the cemetery where he lay under a huge, maple tree a few miles away. I could sit in our sunroom or on the outside deck and SHARE it with him even though he was not sitting next to me. I believe that these moments eased my sorrow and pain because we had always loved the “moonset” each day.
Now, many years later, many miles away from the cemetery, I still have evenings of reflection. Though time has passed and I live in another state, I know that that moon is a constant no matter where I am. This activity may seem strange to some but I bet many of you have had a similar experience.
One of the sacred things in a good marriage is sharing. Also finding beauty that both of you enjoy making memories as the years go by. We had always enjoyed the evening walks we took until his illness and spent a lot of time outside. Even when our son was growing up, we enjoyed the moon over his baseball games, or grilling out with friends. Often, we would look at each other smiling in our sharing of the evening moon. Nice memories…
I will repeat some of the lyrics of JAMES INGRAM’S “Somewhere Out There.”
Somewhere out there
Beneath the pale moonlight
Someone’s thinking of me
And loving me tonight
Somewhere out there
Someone’s saying a prayer
That will find one another
In that big somewhere
I feel blessed to have this memory and know that many will find commonality in my story. I believe that even though couples are parted their connection is possible—just in a different way.
Thank you to all my followers and greetings to my new ones. Many of you were introduced to my work after reading my first book, FROM WE TO ME…letters to my friend. This was published in the fall of 2013 and has enjoyed some success. Many of those who have read the book have written encouraging comments, saying it was helpful to those who are experiencing grief.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE resonates in many of our ears. Looking up to the sky, which GOD created, is a third heaven that lies well past the moon. We know that our loved ones are looking down and through the layers, Heaven is that bright light and golden streets that welcome us when it is our time to leave earth . God’s creation is so perfect and is meant for us humans to love one another and enjoy his creations.