Sad News

It's with a very heavy heart that I write this. My Dad passed away early Saturday morning. He was getting ready for work and had a massive heart attack. My Mom came home from work and and along with the help of a neighbor (thank you, Dana) tried to revive him. He's gone and my heart is broken. I feel broken. 

My Dad was the best Father on the planet. He was the best guy. He knew everyone and was friends with everyone. He always had a smile on his face and would even ask strangers how they were doing. He taught me to look people in the eye and smile. He was a kind man and a good man. He always did what he thought was best for all of us (even when we hemmed, hawwed and complained.) I knew this day would come and I knew that there would be a time when his daily phone calls would stop. I'm just devastated. 

I had set up a few blog posts the other day so that's what you'll be seeing the next couple of days. I don't know what I'm doing yet but I'll have my phone (internet) and will try to respond to anything anyone needs as soon as possible. I have some very big news coming up this week and I'm trying to keep busy so that I don't have to think about things. Art journaling has helped but nothing will fill the big gaping hole in my heart. 

“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.” Anne Lamott

Two of my Dad's favorite songs,

Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge "You'll Never Walk Alone"

and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"

I miss you, Daddy. I love you. Always.