Remembering Dad

October 20 rolls around each year, and each year this day arrives with the memories of the day Dad went to be with Jesus seemingly as fresh in my memory as they were on that day. I won’t go into the details of the morning other than to say Mom, Cath and I walked out…

Family loss

Freda came to the end of her earthly life this week, and with that, the second of five sisters is gone in two months. A rather startling thought when we’ve been so used to the idea that the five sisters were living, not next door to each other, but in regular connection and in so…

A thanks-giving weekend

This past weekend was family time. Dave and Sue were up for the weekend, stayed with us, but spent their time at Phil and Amanda’s with the grandkids of course. Cath and Terry had time with Mom and Jason, Celine and family were all together with Steve and his kids. It was a family weekend….