Completing Paul's Tasks

"If I should die and leave you here awhile,
Be not like others, sore undone, who keep
Long vigils by the silent dust and weep.
For my sake turn again to life and smile,
Nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do
Something to comfort weaker hearts than thine.
Complete these dear unfinished tasks of mine,
And I, perchance, may therein comfort you!"
A. Price Hughes

And so, I carry on, raising my son's daughter. That is the biggest of his unfinished tasks. But I also reach out to his friends; and in keeping with Paul's tradition of being a wonderful friend, I am sending cards and talking to those who are also grieving the loss of a child, seeking to be there for them, as Paul was always there for his friends.