Present to my Wife

My wife's birthday is today and she asked me to record myself reading one of those Hallmark books. Its called Wherever You Are, by Nancy Tillman. I put it off until yesterday then pulled the book out so I could record myself into the book (the idea is someone can have you read the book to them even when your not present). So it turns out the book is written to let people know you love them even when your not around, because your dead!

I have included the text below, because it is impossible to read without crying. Seriously it took me like 20 minutes of reading and re-reading to record a cry free version. Good luck!

I wanted you more
than you ever will know
so I sent love to follow
wherever you go.

It’s high as you wish it. It’s quick as an elf.
You’ll never outgrow it…it stretches itself!
 
So climb any mountain…
climb up to the sky!
My love will find you.
My love can fly!

Make a big splash! Go out on a limb!
My love will find you. My love can swim!

It never gets lost, never fades, never ends…
if you’re working…
or playing…
or sitting with friends.

You can dance ’til you’re dizzy…
paint ’til you’re blue…
There’s no place, not one,
that my love can’t find you.

And if someday you’re lonely,
or someday you’re sad,
or you strike out at baseball,
or think you’ve been bad…
just lift up your face, feel the wind in your hair.

That’s me, my sweet baby, my love is right there.
In the green of the grass…in the smell of the sea…
in the clouds floating by…at the top of a tree…
in the sound crickets make at the end of the day…

“You are loved. You are loved. You are loved,” they all say.

My love is so high, and so wide and
so deep, it’s always right there, even
when you’re asleep.

So hold your head high
and don’t be afraid
to march to the front
of your own parade.

If you’re still my small babe
or you’re all the way grown,
my promise to you
is you’re never alone.

You are my angel, my darling,
my star…and my love will find you,
wherever you are.

You are Loved.


DawnMarie, Alyssa, Isabella, Bradley, and Keegan. No matter what the future may bring I will be there with you through everything. If someday i should die from this horrible thing, don't you worry because its in heaven you'll find me, waiting. You are loved.