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10 insightful posts about Fathers Day
A round up of some of my favorite fathers day posts this year.
Christmas Past
I stumbled across a few photos from Christmases past. This is what Christmas looked like in my childhood.
Remembering Dad on Memorial Day
I’ve spent the past month helping Mom move out of her apartment. Through that process I’ve been taking a moment to scan photographs before packing the pictures to ship. OK, I’ve been taking a little more than a moment to preserve the photos, but it’s well worth the time investment. I love having these photos […]
The Brute Squad
Shortly after we were engaged, Aaron and I went to dinner with some friends. We got to talking about my family, so I pulled this picture of my dad and brothers from my wallet. Lars looked at the picture a moment, then set it down on the table while backing away a bit. He turned […]
New Perspective on Memory
I was in the back seat, pretending to sleep as we pulled into the driveway late after a long day of shopping. At five, and the oldest in a large family, the odds of Daddy carrying me into the house and up the stairs to my room were pretty slim. But that didn’t stop me […]
My World Cup of Father’s Day Memories
Oh, how I wish I had a picture of my dad in his old soccer referee uniform. The one that hadn’t fit for more than fifteen years, but he put it on anyways when his team needed a rally. My dad had a way of diving in and making our interests his own. When we […]
Ethernet Blessings
I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot lately. December 30th would have been my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary – if he had lived that long. I remember how much my neices and nephews enjoyed their grandpa – and he them – story time, living room forts, tickle monsters… I know there is little sense […]
My Dad’s Photos
Out of the blue, my mother received a package from my dad’s office this summer. It contained a CD of personal photos they had saved from Dad’s computer. What an amazing and thoughtful gift from dad’s co-workers. What a reminder of the man we lost nearly two years ago. The vast majority of the photos […]
Don’t Step on My Catheter
Don’t Step on My Catheter by Michael H. Schwartz Don’t even think about treading on That tempting little hose of soft clear ….. plastic lying on the floor There are plenty enough ways to Incur my wrath without committing That most heinous act of barbarism. Mind your step, you fool, watch Where you put those […]
One Year Later
It was one year ago today that my father passed away. I’m still learning how to wrap my brain around this fact. I keep wanting to call or email him. His email address is still sitting there in my address book while his instant messenger icon keeps telling me he’s not available.