Happy Birthday, Dad

If Dad were still alive, he would have been 78 years old today - exactly twice the age he was when he passed away. With Scott here for a couple of weeks, we've been talking about Dad a lot, some good and some not so good. We all have different memories of him and remember him in different ways, but I know we all wish we knew him better. And so we remember the best of him - the fun, the intelligence, the happy memories. My mom's family loved him so much because he always brought good times and was so good to them. His parents adored him and he was very good to him. His last years were marred by illness, fatigue and pain; our memories of him are affected by that. But some day we will know him in his wholeness. He's still here with us, and some day we will all be together.