Tierra Manalo-Williams
A special message for my Dad, since I was unable to return home for the service:
I wish we had more time, I miss our daily talks, I wanted things to be different and that we could have started our relationship sooner...but I believe that God had his reasons and for that I understand. I wrote about our story, which will be shared with everyone today. We are two peas from the same pod, and I will ALWAYS be your daughter and my children will always be your grandchildren, your blood carries on in the 4 of us. I will do my best to tell your grandkids about our story and how special our father-daughter relationship truly is...and even in the adversity we encountered it never stopped us from fortifying our bond. I love you dearly and you will always remain on my mind and in my heart. My ho'oponopono:
He aloha wau ia ‘oe, me ko’u pu’uwai makuakane, E kala mai ia’u i ua lohi, Ho’olu huikala,
Mahalo nui loa makuakane i ho’alohaloha me. Aloha a hui hou kakou ‘ole lani
I love you with all my heart dad, I am sorry I was late, please forgive me, thank you dad for loving me, until we meet again in heaven.
I say I was late because there were so many years we lost...and forgive me for not pushing harder to find you. We learned a lot about each other in a short period of time and I hope that I made you proud...proud in my choices in life, my achievements, the lessons learned from my failures, my devotion to my husband, kids and family, my dedication to service on active duty in the US Navy, but most of all my love for God who blessed us with the opportunity to meet and grow both together and as individuals once we found out about each other over the past few years.
I remember you told me once that your love for me is genuine and unconditional, it will never fade, it will never go away...and I will always believe this to be true. I love you, then, now, and always.