The first time Lucas asked about my parents, I totally and completely froze. I chickened out and just said, “they’re not here”. Granted, he was only 2 1/2. I wrote about being better prepared the next time he inquired here. Since then, there have been a lot of conversations about my parents being in heaven,…
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of something I wish I could talk to my parents about. I regret not truly thanking them for my life. Literally. And all the opportunities they gave me. I wish I had expressed my gratitude for being good parents, staying together, teaching me right from wrong,…
It ain’t fair; you died too young, Like the story that had just begun, But death tore the pages all away. God knows how I miss you, All the hell that I’ve been through, Just knowin’ no-one could take your place. An’ sometimes I wonder, Who’d you be today? – Kenny Chesney The image is…
The year: 1986 The location: Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa The cast: A family of four: mother (37), father (39), eldest daughter (15), youngest daughter (2). The scene: Christmas morning, parents wake their daughters and the family is soon gathered around a sparsely decorated tree in the corner of their living room. Holiday music plays…
I almost bought my father, who has been dead for five years a Christmas present today. A book, but not just any book, a $75.00 coffee table book: Fenway Park: 100 Years: The Official, Definitive History of America’s Most Beloved Ballpark He would have devoured it. He loved the Red Sox. His last e-mail to…
Today is an anniversary but there is no cause for celebration. Today marks five chances to ring in a New Year, five missed Mother’s Day brunches, five Father’s Day barbeques, five World Series games, five Christmas mornings, one very special birth. Birthdays, holidays and other milestone days are painful reminders of who is missing from…
My father was born and raised in Shamrock, a small town 89 miles east of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. In its heyday there were 3,778 people living in the once popular stopover on historical Route 66. With the construction of Interstate-40, the town was bypassed and all but forgotten (think of the movie Cars…
I love learning how couples met and I’m honored that Rach of Life Ever Since invited me to share my story in her So, How’d You Meet? series. Today is a special day in another way too; it marks what would have been my parents 43rd wedding anniversary and to me their marriage was one…
When our parents died, my sister and I kept many of their personal items; we divided up family heirlooms, knick knacks, books, photos and letters. Some of the things I brought home with me have been incorporated into my own, such as their Christmas tree ornaments, which now adorn my tree. Many items have been…
With Father’s Day just a week ago and mine and Lucas’ birthday this month, my dad has been on my mind a lot lately. There are so many big and little things that remind me of my dad, the time we spent together and what a great role model he was to me. My dad…
