Holidays, Hope, and 2013
I don't know why I wrote this but never published it. Must have forgotten. This was written in January but I'm just publishing it now. Oops! ----------------------------------------------------- It has been a busy seven months since I last posted on Father's Day. So much has happened and it has been quite an emotional journey. The absence of my father makes holidays more difficult. Celebrations are always laced with some sadness as we think those words "If only dad were here...." And I've discovered I can no longer watch my wedding video as seeing my father walk down the aisle with me makes me cry. But aside from that and the fact that there is a large hole in my life, the pain of it is not as sharp as it used to be. I can sing again and I can talk about my father without tearing up as much. And although there are times when I break down just from a smell, a memory, or a dream about him, life somehow goes on and I hold on to the hope that it can