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Full of Joy?
The Responsorial Psalm at mass yesterday got my attention. It was: “The Lord has done great things for us. We are filled with joy.” Filled with joy? It’s now been five months since Richard left us. I’ll admit the Lord has done great things for us. And I’m grateful for them. Honest. And I keep…
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Questions with No Answers
The death of your child leaves you with a lot of questions. There are lots of “what if” and “why didn’t I” type questions. The ones that come from that guilty feeling that you should have done something to prevent this. But I have other questions. Questions I’ll never be able to answer. The day…
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Saying Thank You Shouldn’t Be So Tough
After Richard’s funeral we wrote thank you cards like crazy. We sent one to just about everyone that signed our guest book at the funeral home. And to all the people that sent flowers or food. We sent out several huge piles. We tried to avoid being too generic, and put personal notes in each…
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The Four Month Report
It has now been 4 months since the “official” date of Richard’s death. Just thought I’d list a few observations about where we are in our grieving process. I don’t cry as much. Not openly. I cry inside just as much. I still miss my kid. Debbie and I go to work everyday. We’ve done…
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The Big Game
Richard was a big sports fan. His bedroom is decorated in Miami Dolphins colors. They were his favorite NFL team. We had many sports talks. The sports minded members of my family are University of Kentucky fans. I went to school there in the 70’s . My parents had season tickets to the football games.…