Reflections

Two Years.

It's one of those life moments where I can remember vividly what I was doing, the weather, etc. It's funny how that works.  I usually can't remember to pick up my daughter if Angie asks me to pick her up 20 minutes before I leave work.

I'm not running around sad all the time, but I definitely have times where I see dad. I see a man with dad's gait, or suspenders and a scraggly beard. Sometimes it's just a pair of white sneakers with velcro straps. Whatever the case, it jars loose the sadness and reminds me that he's not around.

The world changed forever 2 years ago today. Maybe not in the eyes of most of earth 7 billion people. It changed.

1:55pm

I remember.


Dad and Mom really loved us. Our family may not have been very verbose about it, but I have realized how they showed it. I'm very thankful for the lessons, because as I make mistakes as a father I just hope that in the end, my kids feel the true feelings that I love them like my parents loved me.  They were not perfect in a lot of ways, but there is no question of their loyalty to us.


I remember.