Returning to this blog is painful. I can't post anything else before I acknowledge this: my first reader, my most faithful reader, is gone. Last week my father-in-law passed away. The beloved father of my husband, the grandfather to our daughter-on-the-way, died at age 66. I miss you, Gary. I miss you.
How do you write a letter to someone who can't read it? This blog was always, in some way, written with Gary in mind. He encouraged me to write stories, and always wanted to hear ones with happy endings. I tried. Like Gary, I believe in happy endings. But I don't always have the courage to write them. I will always think of him when I write, wishing that he could read what comes next. I will wonder if he would have liked it, and I will try to be worthy of him.
Princess Nijma
3 comments:
I'm so sorry for your loss--it sounds like he was a great man with a lasting impact.
What a wonderful post. I had no idea how close you were to Patrick's father. I never had the chance to meet him, but wow, he sounds like a wonderful, encouraging person who truly cared about his sons and daughter-in-law.
Carrie, I sorrow with you. No one can replace your father-in-law, but my wish is that you'll be blessed with several new faithful readers and encouragers.
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