She lost her own Valentine when he was murdered two years ago, but is hoping that others will find theirs.
Just three days after Taya Kyle broke down on the stand while testifying at the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine charged with fatally shooting her husband, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, she posted a heartrending but uplifting message on Facebook on Valentine's Day, expressing gratitude and hope.
"We all suffer," she wrote on the official Chris Kyle Facebook page. "It's part of life. The blessing is – while evil exists, Divinity does too and it is stronger.
"This weekend, I feel blessed to know that I will see Chris again someday," she wrote. "I feel blessed I had the opportunity to be his wife, to learn from him and love him. I feel blessed to know the support of many and the ignorance of few."
Chris, who was known as the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, survived four tours of duty in Iraq but was fatally shot on a Texas gun range on Feb. 2, 2013, at age 38, while trying to help Routh, a fellow veteran allegedly suffering from PTSD.
Routh, 27, was charged with killing Chris and his friend, Chad Littlefield. His trial began on Feb. 11 – at the same time American Sniper – the Oscar-nominated blockbuster movie about Chris's life, based on his bestselling 2012 autobiography, is being shown in theaters.
After an emotionally challenging week in court, Taya wrote that while things have been difficult, she is grateful for all the good in her life.
"Today I sit on this beautiful porch on a ranch a friend has generously allowed us to find respite in," she wrote. "With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers."
Weeks before she and Chris met in 2001, she says she prayed to God "for a genuine, NICE man," she wrote. "For any of you who are lonely today, I encourage you to pray. Pray for the woman or man who has a particular quality you feel you need more than anything else and watch God bring him or her in His time. Have faith."
"My heart may be broken and my spirit tired, but today I thank God for sending my Valentine when I needed him the most," she also wrote. "I thank God for the time we had, the children we share, the promise of seeing each other again, and the friends and family who stay with me today. I am forever changed and forever grateful."
She ended her post by saying, "God Bless you friends, Taya."
Just three days after Taya Kyle broke down on the stand while testifying at the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine charged with fatally shooting her husband, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, she posted a heartrending but uplifting message on Facebook on Valentine's Day, expressing gratitude and hope.
"We all suffer," she wrote on the official Chris Kyle Facebook page. "It's part of life. The blessing is – while evil exists, Divinity does too and it is stronger.
"This weekend, I feel blessed to know that I will see Chris again someday," she wrote. "I feel blessed I had the opportunity to be his wife, to learn from him and love him. I feel blessed to know the support of many and the ignorance of few."
Chris, who was known as the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, survived four tours of duty in Iraq but was fatally shot on a Texas gun range on Feb. 2, 2013, at age 38, while trying to help Routh, a fellow veteran allegedly suffering from PTSD.
Routh, 27, was charged with killing Chris and his friend, Chad Littlefield. His trial began on Feb. 11 – at the same time American Sniper – the Oscar-nominated blockbuster movie about Chris's life, based on his bestselling 2012 autobiography, is being shown in theaters.
After an emotionally challenging week in court, Taya wrote that while things have been difficult, she is grateful for all the good in her life.
"Today I sit on this beautiful porch on a ranch a friend has generously allowed us to find respite in," she wrote. "With a warm drink, in a rocking chair and family and friends around, I am working on finding peace and joy in the moments we have been given. It doesn't have to all make sense. I don't have all the answers."
Weeks before she and Chris met in 2001, she says she prayed to God "for a genuine, NICE man," she wrote. "For any of you who are lonely today, I encourage you to pray. Pray for the woman or man who has a particular quality you feel you need more than anything else and watch God bring him or her in His time. Have faith."
"My heart may be broken and my spirit tired, but today I thank God for sending my Valentine when I needed him the most," she also wrote. "I thank God for the time we had, the children we share, the promise of seeing each other again, and the friends and family who stay with me today. I am forever changed and forever grateful."
She ended her post by saying, "God Bless you friends, Taya."