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Happy Birthday David
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Happy Birthday David
David would have been 34 on July 28, 2002. David was a sweet spirit that did his best. He was born into addiction and abuse.
He actually joined our family on his 7th birthday. July 28 is also the anniversary of the day David moved in with us. He was a foster child that we eventually adopted.
We all feel in love with him. He was smart, talented, and fun to be around.
He accepted Christ at the age of 8. He recommitted to Christ at the age of 14.
He took piano and voice and won statewide competitions. He sang solos in church. He played staring roles in citywide plays. The community and church knew him well.
He played on sports teams bud didn't really enjoy it. He was a member of what the school system called "gifted" and loved it.
He hated the zoo but loved the beach.
He was part Italian and loved Italian food.
He dated and even fell in love in high school. He was even briefly engaged.
Everyone liked David.
During his teen years he started mimicking the behavior of his biological mother. He had maintained only minimal contact with her over the years but they did occasionally see each other.
She was promiscuous. She had allowed her promiscuity to hurt him. He became promiscuous.
He adopted the homosexual lifestyle and was not careful.
His mother was an alcoholic, compulsive overeater, and drug addict. He became an alcoholic and drug addict. He became addicted to the same strain of cocaine that his biological mother was addicted to. I now wonder if he was born addicted.
He also became a thief to support his problems. His mother was a thief.
He tried to do better. He would confess and do better for a while. He would fail miserably.
We tried everything. We tried doctors, counselors, churches, medicine, and hospitals. We prayed continually. We asked that God help David return to God.
God heard our prayer. God's way is eternal and he knows best. David's lifestyle combined with his addictions made him careless and he developed AIDS. God used AIDS to bring David back to him.
David had a spiritual experience on top of a mountain in Hawaii. He left the mountain, called home and told us he loved us, and checked in to a treatment center. We immediately went to him in Hawaii.
We had a glorious year with David. He was "the perfect son." He kept a good job and supported himself. He didn't call collect but he called often. He gave wonderful and thoughtful gifts that we will have for a lifetime. He comforted me when I was afraid of his dying. He talked about his relationship with God. He stopped his promiscuity. He was alcohol and drug free. He lived in a beautiful condominium that looked out over the ocean in Hawaii.
I prayed that David would not suffer in the end. He did not. He worked up until a couple of days before he died. He went so quickly that I couldn't get to him. I was on the phone with him when he went home to be with the Father. His last words where "Mama, I love you."
I grieve his loss on the anniversary of his death. We went long periods of time without knowing where David was. I worried about him every day when he was missing. David is not missing any longer. I grieve him but I do not worry about him. I know where he is.
I celebrate his life on his birthday. I usually take pictures with me and ask the people around me to share the pictures of my beautiful son. Since I am on the road, I am putting pictures of David on my website under Happy Birthday David.
David taught me so much. Happy Birthday David. We love you.
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