Happy Valentine's Day, Catherine.

After I had my brain injury in 2006, I wrote this song for Catherine. At the time she was my girlfriend, now she is my wife and the mother of our two little girls, Avalon and Amelia. And on this day, I can think of no better way to say I love you to her than to post this song, which is finally, nearly finished.

Coming Together (By Falling Apart) by jeffshattuck

COMING TOGETHER (BY FALLING APART) 
Life teaches us lessons I never knew I could learn 
And there are pages I could never turn
I took you for granted as the years slipped away
But I learned what matters when life had its say

I came to and I was lying against the wall
I tried to stand but I had to crawl
I heard your voice from the far end of the hall

And sometimes it all has to fall apart
Sometimes we reach the end before we can start
Sometimes we have to lose control
To find the truth in our soul
And it was you I found in my heart

I remember doctors and all the daily routines
And all the nights without days in between
And blinking lights and the sound of fear
And all the dreams of anywhere but here

You spent the nights in the corner chair
You made me laugh even though you were scared
And when I opened my eyes you were always there

And sometimes it all has to fall apart
Sometimes we reach the end before we can start
Sometimes we have to lose control
To find the truth in our soul
And it was you I found in my heart