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| Bill and my Mom, Betty Tipton July 4, 2004 (best friends) |
July 4, 2004 is when I took this photo of Bill and my Mom walking back to our house in Pennsylvania.
I was searching for a photo of Bill this morning to post just because I felt like it. Almost two years now since Bill has gone and I still miss him terribly but I am comforted knowing that both Bill and my Mom are together again in Heaven.
Almost every night now Bill visits me via that burned out Christmas electric light. The past two weeks another burned out light is on now, just below Bill's yellow light. This other one is blue. I believe that is my Mother.
Bill and I Mom were only four years apart in age. They were best friends. Which is ironic because when I came out to my Mother in 1963 she went berserk. Yes, a lot of drama which I have written about before on this blog. She thought I ruined my life. She screamed at me "What did I do wrong? I tried to raise you right!" After I came out, I had no contact with her for over a year. Then came one Thanksgiving and she called me inviting me for Thanksgiving dinner at the family home. I told her if I was coming I would bring Bill, who I was living with at that time. She didn't want that. I told her I wasn't coming unless I brought Bill with me. I wasn't going to hide Bill. She relented and I brought Bill. Long story short, she liked Bill! My father liked Bill! They all became good friends. In fact I think my father liked Bill more than me. Maybe because Bill was butcher than me. Who knows?
Looking at this picture now I know that Bill and Mom are together in Heaven. And this is as it should be. Gives me comfort knowing this Truth. I also derive comfort knowing that one day I will join them. I look forward to that day.
