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Grieving Sucks
Grieving for a lost child takes pain to a whole new level. This site is the story of our journey through grief for our lost son Richard. Therapy maybe. I’ll probably also share some stories about Richard. We were very proud of him and like all grieving parents, we don’t want him to be forgotten.…
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Messenger From Above?
We started getting visits a few days ago from the bird pictured above. It showed up Friday morning. It’s a female cardinal. She made herself known by flying over to the window and flitting around the glass, getting Debbie’s attention. She started flying back and forth from the lilac bush outside our kitchen to the…
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Cargo Pants and Patches
I don’t know how many other grieving parents can say this, but Richard and I were about the same size. He was just a shade taller than me, but we were close to the same. That means I have his clothes. I have his shoes. Shirts, pants, socks – the whole wardrobe now belongs to…
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It’s Been a Long Time
Today is Richard’s birthday. It’s the sixth one we’ve had to “celebrate” without him. We once again took a couple of big mylar, helium filled balloons and some flowers to the cemetery. We told him Happy Birthday and released the balloons to the heavens. I haven’t posted anything on this site in a long time.…
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A Father In Need Of Prayers
Father Mike is the pastor at our church. He gives some pretty good homilies. He gave one a few weeks ago that’s had me thinking since. He was talking about sins of omission and sins of commission. He likes to bring in examples from recent news, and this Sunday one of the examples he used was the story…
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What Do You Remember?
Maybe it’s because we’re getting close to the anniversary of Richards’s death – it’s just a few months away. Or it could be because today is my birthday, and those family events cause me to reflect on the past. I’ve been thinking back on that time nearly three years ago, when we found out he…