… and regardless of the (cough!) catchy turn of phrase that ends that sentence, the lack of choice is present in more than just the ability (or lack thereof) in cleaning out the proboscises of your amigos. OK, so that was less than poetic and, if we are to be honest, really sort of a [...]
Christmas has come and gone. It’s sad that it couldn’t last. For the first time in a long time we had some real joy, some real happiness. Daddy was home for Christmas between trips the hospital. We had a big family breakfast, did our stockings (an event in itself, see previous posting [eeek, currently down [...]
It’s been three months and a few days since my Daddy had his second open-heart surgery. We knew there were risks and we knew that there were no guarantees. Now we know that we – that he – tried every option available. And now we know that there is nothing else to be done.
… you find yourself talking to God even if you weren’t sure of your beliefs before that moment. My father had his surgery today. It was supposed to take six hours or so. About halfway through, the head nurse came to ask us if we wanted a chaplain. Never have I wanted God to exist [...]
My birthday is in a month! (Just sayin’.) I was introduced to this song by my Dad today. Anyone who knows me or knows of some of what I have gone through recently will understand how much this song means to me right now… especially the past few weeks. He was determined I see it, [...]
