My Father’s Faith
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy lately. When my dad passed away in 2011, I lost the most influential…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy lately. When my dad passed away in 2011, I lost the most influential…
Continue ReadingIt's that time of year. Everyone shines a little brighter, everything shimmers a little more. The cooler temps create a…
Continue ReadingI started planting roses, and for a few years, it was this peaceful respite that I looked forward to each…
Continue ReadingI don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
Continue ReadingMy dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…
Continue ReadingDear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…
Continue ReadingMy father and I danced to The Chicks "Landslide" at my wedding reception. It wasn't a typical father-daughter dance song…
Continue ReadingDad, When you were here, we talked on the phone every morning. It was a daily rhythm and ritual until…
Continue ReadingMy father is gone, but he hasn't died. His situation is purgatory—what many families experience when someone they love suffers…
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