God answered my question of "What is my purpose here now."

The past couple of days, I have been thinking and wondering "just what is my purpose here on earth now."  My sons are grown and are living their own lives.  I try to not bother them much.  I'm not in my granddaughter's life much right now.  A co-worker said to me, "Maybe your purpose is to just enjoy life."  Maybe so, more someday.  Right now, most days are lonely and somewhat sad.  The passage of time has tempured the pain of losing my partner, but the hurt still surfaces.  I don't know what my purpose is at this point and why I'm still here and Chuck isn't.  Only God knows that. 
Now that the day is done, I've come to realize that I'm here for a purpose..to be here for the people that are my friends and love me.  This morning, as I was leaving for work, I found a pleasant surprise.  My neighbor had left a small vase of flowers from her yard and a note for me.  That was so sweet.  I think that my fellow workers value me.  This evening, my oldest called and we had a long chat.  I mentioned to him that I probably wouldn't be doing alot of cooking, now that his Dad was gone.  He said to me that he had some friends that would really enjoy a good home cooked meal.  Guess, I'll be cooking again.  I checked my e-mail: a computer male friend had sent me a message saying Hi.  That was a nice surprise.
So, I guess I just need to hang in there.  God has a plan and I just have to keep the faith.  I do have a purpose for being here.