For one quiet moment, Dad was standing right there with us…
Continue readingThe frame that wouldn’t let him leave
The song on Dad’s phone
It started playing on its own, and for a moment, it felt like Dad had found a way to say hello…
Continue readingThe bracelet worked a little too well
I gave Dad a healing bracelet for his blood cancer, and his joke still gets me every time…
Continue readingThe day the bikers rode north
The waitress came back with tears in her eyes, and Grandpa decided respect was heading north too…
Continue readingThe clock that always stopped at 1:24
It still stops at 1:24… a quiet reminder that he’s never really left…
Continue readingThe woman in the hallway
She walked past the doorway like she had done a thousand times before; except she wasn’t supposed to be there…
Continue readingThe night my grandmother came back
I never saw her again and still don’t know what she wanted to say…
Continue readingWhen the dime appeared at the end of the night
Sometimes a departed loved one is sending a message of love and presence…
Continue readingWe both knew it meant something
Some conversations change everything… even if they don’t seem like much at the time…
Continue readingWaiting for news you can’t control
Time moves differently when you’re waiting for something you can’t control…
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