I has been over two years since my dad unexpectedly passed away. It was and still is truly shocking and I just cannot believe that he is gone. Every time I go into a room at my parents’ house I expect to see him or to hear him talk about some new adventure he is concocting or to share some breathtaking nature photos.
He was so full of life and plans and ideas! Itās been a difficult transition for our whole family. The hardest part was not being able to say goodbye, so many unsaid things remain and we are still figuring out how to cope. I wonder what he would have thought about how we are handling the pandemic… But the memories we have are wonderful and heartwarming.
Luckily, I was able to set aside some of my Dad’s shirts and spent some time planning and thinking about making a memory quilt for my brother. I made the first in the fall of 2020, then a memory bear, and last weekend I finished the second one. Here is the link to some more details and photos of my now completed projects.
Personally, I hate goodbyes. They are so final and inflexible. A goodbye means that all possibilities have ended, which I find unacceptable. But the last two years have been teaching me to accept life āas isā and as my very wise friend Elizabeth says, today is all we have and tomorrow is not guaranteed. So here is to making Today the Best Day!
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