A LEGO Portrait For Your Name Day

Agnes, Aggybear, today's your name day and I want to share something special I made for you.

You know, this past year without you has been the hardest journey of my life, but somehow you're still teaching me and still guiding me.

I've been visiting our special places as well as the places we planned to visit together. Walking without you but feeling you there with me, I feel as though I'm seeing the beauty as you would have seen it.

And I've found others who understand this journey, Aggy. I've made deep connections with people who have lost their partners too. In sharing our stories, in crying and laughing together, I feel less alone. They've helped me see how love evolves but never really ends.

To anyone watching this who's walking through the valley of grief, I see you. Some days just getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain. But know that you're not alone. If you can, reach out. Find others who understand. Maybe visit the places that call to your heart, even if going alone feels impossible at first.

Our loved ones leave us with gifts we don't even realise we have. Sometimes people ask if it gets easier. The truth is, it doesn't get easier. We just grow stronger. And you taught me that, Agnes. How to find strength in the gentlest moments, and how to keep going even when the path seems impossible.

Aggy, you shaped me into someone who can face tomorrow with hope. And your love wasn't just a chapter in my story. It echoes through every page.

Look, Aggybear, it's you. Still bringing beauty into this world. Still bringing people together. Still teaching us how to love.