It was 2004 when my husband, Doyle, had a dream he will never forget. In the dream he saw a tiny little girl, about two, with hair the color of a blackbird's wing and eyes the shape of watermelon seeds. She was sitting on the back of a tractor trailer, in a red shirt, waving at him and … [Read more...]
For One More Father’s Day: The Gifts We’d Give
Happy Father's Day, Dad! People keep saying you're in a better place, and I believe them. But that still doesn't mean we don't wish things were different. It doesn't mean we don't think it absolutely sucks to lose a dad and an Opa to lung cancer, you who never smoked in your life, except … [Read more...]
11 Things I’d Say If Heaven Had Visiting Hours on Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. It’s been way too long since you've been gone. Eight years, almost. Every time another year rolls by and the anniversary of your death comes up again, I can’t believe it. How can you have been gone this long? How have we managed without you? Isn’t it time … [Read more...]