Father’s Day 2020 I told myself I wasn’t going to grieve today. Then I realized that love, and memories, and grief are all intertwined in a knot that cannot possibly be untangled by sheer will. But above all, today, in this moment, I am thankful. I am thankful for forty six years of having a
Category: Essays
I have decided to continue on with “documenting our dinners” (and occasional breakfasts); if nothing else, I can look back and remind myself of recipe ideas…many are repeats but I will link to a recipe here and there if I find something shareable. May 1st fell on a Friday….we had started doing carryout on Fridays
I started accidentally collecting birds a few years ago. I happened upon this print in Jackson Square in New Orleans and liked the colors so I bought and framed it to hang in my bedroom. After that, I started noticing birds everywhere! They have to be certain style of bird though – and I don’t
Our self imposed quarantine started on the 17th of March. On the 16th, Sarah and I went into work as usual and that was the day AMI started for public school system. That evening, both girls had friends over, and we ordered some pizzas. Little did I know that was the last time that we
April 11, 2020…Holy Saturday in the Christian faith. The world is waiting – not unlike the disciples did in anticipation of the resurrection. Not knowing quite what to expect, filled with fear and despair, not believing that anything good would come of their loss. And so too, do we wait. For an end to the
During the short period of relative normalcy between my father’s illness and death and the beginning of “Novel Corona Virus Lockdown 2020”, I put out my spring and Easter decorations. Ever since I chose bunnies as a theme for my oldest daughter’s first birthday party in March of 2001, I have collected and displayed bunnies
It has taken me a few days to get my thoughts together for this blog post about my father’s memorial service. This will surely not be the last time I write about him. Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 was my Daddy’s final ride with the Patriot Guard. We left Bishop-Crites funeral home in Greenbrier and drove
I wrote this little poem and printed it and framed it and gave it to my Daddy when Sarah was a toddler…it was entitled “Always Daddy’s Girl”….a few weeks ago I added to it. Shortly after noon today, after what seemed like both a brief and interminable battle with cancer, my father passed away. Our
Since the time I began writing this on Sunday, there has been significant decline, increased amount of times asleep, and switch from oral medications to liquid/subcutaneous ones. We still have no firm timeline but things seem to be on a pretty steady decline. Waiting is not my strong suit. I am a bit of a
An update on our family’s situation and my dad’s condition. I last posted about my dad’s condition on January 23rd…at that time, he had been on the palliative care unit about a week and his condition had slightly improved by the mere fact that his kidneys did not appear to be in as immediate danger