August 2010

Another Birthday

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Today is Richard’s birthday. He would be/is 24 today. This one has been harder than the last. Last year his birthday was just 3 months from his death. In fact we had just gotten his death certificate a couple of weeks before that. We were still numb. The Novocain of early grief has worn off. Richard was [...]

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Note To Rush Limbaugh

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Dear Rush, I was listening to your program this afternoon when you told us about your friends, the Hasara family - the one’s that became a part of this terrible club. It was a story that brought a lump to my throat. We’re getting close to the second time we’ve had to celebrate our son Richard’s [...]

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Can the Dead Communicate Using Nature?

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I was sitting on my Cracker Barrel rocking chair this morning, sipping coffee and watching the hummingbirds put on a show. We’ve been putting out feeders for them the past several summers. We’ve seen them flying around our feeders and enjoyed watching them. But this year they are different. There are a lot of them. [...]

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Richard Returns

August 4, 2010

It’s been over 14 months since Richard’s death. Last night was the second time I’ve seen him in a dream. This still surprises me. Seems like I’d dream about him all the time. But I don’t. This time he was only there for a few seconds. I don’t remember the exact details, but it seems [...]

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