Daisy Cottage

Nine Letters

I have letters.

I have nine letters.

I have nine letters that my Dad, who I share about here, wrote to my Mom from July 7th, 1956 to August 2nd, 1956.  They were getting married in August - Dad was living in Spencer, West Virginia at the time and Mom was living in Weston, West Virginia. 

In these nine letters, Dad happily shared his plans for his bride-to-be ... where they were going to live, what furniture he had been collecting, and he also shared how much he loved my mother.

I have precious FEW things of my father's.  I am so thankful that Mom let me have these nine letters.

And each and every time that I sit down and read them I cry like a baby.

I picture my Dad and think about happy he must have been then and how hopeful he was for his bride AND his life-to-be. 

And then my memories of him come flooding in.

I can hear his voice, I can smell his smell, and I can feel him HERE.

I had my father for 24 years of my 50 year old life.

I miss him every single day.

And I know you understand.

Love,

Kim

 

A Day of Rest

 

Early Friday morning, our Dan passed away.

One of the many things that I admired about Dan was his appreciation of beauty.  He will be missed, but never forgotten. Although he was not able to read your comments and emails, I told him all about your notes and prayers and he nodded his head and squeezed my hand.  Thank you for giving him that.

Today we lay him to rest.  Tomorrow we begin again and carry him in our hearts - forever.

Back soon.

Love,

Me

Popping In

 

Thank you SO much for your sweet notes about Dan.

 

He is fighting hard and Mom is hanging in there. We are taking it day by day.

 

I wanted to let Mimi G know that she won the giveaway and thank you ALL for your comments and for being YOU .... the best friends a girl could ever have!

Mimi, please email me your mailing address and I'll do my best to get your package off to you this week.  :-)

 

I'll pop in as much as I can and please know that your thoughts and prayers are SO appreciated - thank you! Dan enjoyed my blog and he would read each of your comments if he could. Maybe one day....

Love,

Kim

 

 

Dan

 

I'll be back soon and announce the giveaway winner - my mom's husband, Dan, had a massive stroke late Tuesday night and I've been with my mom and family ...

I know you understand.

Love you,

Kim

A Blissful Escape

Mom and I treated ourselves to lunch at one of our favorite girly places... Why?

Because we need to treat our spirit to a little extra goodness and sweetness whenever we can.  These are literally the days of our lives... a few moments of blissful escape is as important as the air that we breathe. 

 

Thank you Mom! 

Please treat yourself to a blissful escape - whether it be a tea room, a book store, a park, a beach, a mountain side, or a cozy spot in your own home - whatever makes your heart sing... I hope the music plays for you today.