Thankful

So this Thanksgiving I was actually thankful for something, unlike last year.
And the picture is what it was. When I see them in pictures together I get a sense of pride and I share this pride in my heart with Jim. Where ever Jim is I hope he cannot see them, that would surely cause him pain. I'm sure that the next life gives us some sort of magnificent understanding of all the pain and pleasures of this mortal world. But at times I feel like Jim's love for his kids could transcend this "understanding". He had waited till he was in his 60's to have children, they brought him complete joy. It was different from my love for them, which sounds odd, but it was. And his love is still here, I can feel it. So much so that when one of the kids is sick and needs to go to the ER my instant thought it "Jim, don't you dare take one of the kids to be with you!" ...how silly this thought is. But I think it automatically when I feel like one of the kids is in danger.
Jim's love for his children was strong and I still feel the remnants of it. I hope that they can feel it too.