I hadn’t thought of you today…
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I hadn’t thought of you today…

Frank Zappa...a name I heard as Rob read from book that he got for Christmas. As he read he said the name "Frank Zappa"...in my head “Dad loved the Zappa…
Spreading My Dad's Ashes
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Spreading My Dad’s Ashes

Never in a million years did I imagine that I would be spreading my Dad's ashes before I even turned 40! You can read all about his journey with ALS,…
Dad’s Birthday
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Dad’s Birthday

Today is my Dad's 62nd birthday. Although, he is not on Earth to celebrate it, I know he is cycling pain and care free in Heaven, then finishing up the…
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Dad’s Birthday

Today is my Dad's 62nd birthday. Although, he is not on Earth to celebrate it, I know he is cycling pain and care free in Heaven, then finishing up the…
letter to dad - a life lost to #ALS
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letter to dad #1

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Dear Dad,

Dad, I know you’re watching from Heavens above. That brings me comfort. Today I am home by myself getting some work done, 80’s music blaring in the back ground. You know 80’s music is by far my favorite music of all time. Now that you’re gone, though, sometimes it’s hard to listen to certain songs without just tearing up. And well sometimes just absolutely breaking down into tears like today. Memories of spending weekends with you, running errands, watching you talk on your bag phone back when having a bag phone was cool. I mean a “cell” phone in the 80’s? You were so cool! Especially to me.

Memories in a Bottle {Cremation Necklaces}
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Memories in a Bottle {Cremation Necklaces}

Memories in a Bottle {Cremation Necklaces}

After my Dad passed away and I started thinking and I thought about ways to be able to keep just a little bit of Dad’s ashes. He wants his ashes spread in the Florida Keys and I hope to be able to go down there soon. I wanted to be able to go down there before the end of this year, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to swing it. Oh, I digress….

Anyway, I found that you could order necklaces. I asked my brothers if they wanted one and if so to pick one out and let me know. So they did. I went back and forth about which one to get and finally decided on one.

6 Months….
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6 Months….

I'm sure I depressed everyone with my posts about my Dad over Father's Day Weekend. However, today marks 6 months since he's been gone. My brother's post on Facebook saying,…
Remembering Dad Today…
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Remembering Dad Today…

Missing my Dad

I’m just not even sure how or where to start with this post. The past few days I’ve been in anticipating Father’s Day rolling around and have been seriously dreading it! It’s not surprising that “Father’s Day” takes on a new definition when your Dad dies. My definition of Father’s Day now includes a tug in my heart knowing that my Dad is no longer just a phone call away. Instead, I’ll get a lump in my throat thinking back to last November and December when he suffered physically and mentally, only because he saw what was going on with his body. He felt each neuron fire off for the last time and one by one each muscle was destined to wither away.

The Riding Continues On…
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The Riding Continues On…

When my Dad found out he had ALS, he knew he wouldn't be able to ride his bikes anymore. He told me in one of our conversations that he planned…
Dad Hedgehog Dec 2013
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More thoughts…and pics of Dad

I received my Dad’s ashes a couple of weeks ago. I’m thankful to have them in my possession now. So I’ve started to casually look at the costs of going down to the Florida Keys, where he wanted to be spread. I am thankful to have one loose end taken care of and I hope to have more closure when we take this trip. I’ll share more about that as it comes about. I am thankful he picked somewhere beautiful and tropical.

I just continue to find myself grasping for something when it comes to missing Dad. I am missing him more than ever now, which I suppose is natural. My cousin and uncle sent several pics of my Dad from Christmas Day. I am so thankful for these are the last photos taken of Dad.

Pics of my Uncle Guy showing my Dad the pet hedgehog.
More thoughts...and pics of Dad

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Tiffany & Dad

I am really missing my Dad lately. I was excited to get some pics that my cousin, Tiffany, took in December on a couple different occasions. Here's one from December…
Dad Remembered
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Dad Remembered

This was in an email that was sent out by the Race Across America (RAAM). My Dad loved RAAM and enjoyed being a part of this huge race for so…
6 weeks later…
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6 weeks later…

Two weeks ago, when we were at our church's retreat, I finally began to grieve. It slapped me right in the face as I sat there Saturday night, listening to…
New Year’s Eve 2013
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New Year’s Eve 2013

I just realized I never really finished talking about our trip back from Texas. We had flown out there with plans to visit with Dad, help him out with whatever…
After Christmas (part 2)
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After Christmas (part 2)

If you missed my first post about the day after Christmas, you can read it here. So Thursday afternoon was filled with calling my brother to tell him that Dad…
The Day after Christmas
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The Day after Christmas

The day after Christmas the family and I got up early and headed to the airport. I've been dreading this trip since a couple weeks ago when we planned it.…
Emergency trip to Texas
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Emergency trip to Texas

Saturday morning Rob and I got up early, dropped Drew off for his hiking trip, and got to the Atlanta airport. Everything went really smoothly, parking the car, checking our…