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Christmas Morning 2009

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Dear Richard,
It’s Christmas.
You’re not here. It’s not the same without you.
No country ham. We did have bacon, nice and crispy but not burnt.
Sarah passed out the gifts. You weren’t sitting cross-legged on the floor to get yours. Your stocking was empty. Unless you count all the thoughts of love that we sent out to you.
It [...]

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My First Compassionate Friends Meeting

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I always take off from work several days before the Christmas break. I did so this year too.
So I was able to go to a meeting of The Compassionate Friends at our local chapter in Frankfort KY last night.  This is one of the more active chapters going. They hold a meeting twice each month. [...]

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Richard’s Fruit Salad

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The holiday season has arrived. And for us that means family gatherings.
My siblings, our children and our dogs meet at “The Farm” – my dad’s place.
The Farm is 153 acres of rolling hills surrounded by creaks. There are ponds for fishing and plenty of woods to explore. The kind of place you can let the [...]

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Thanksgiving – Our First Big Holiday

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It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the USA. Time to give thanks to our maker for all the good things he has given us.
It has also been six months since Richard died.
So you probably think we won’t find anything to be thankful for. After all it’s hard to be thankful for grief, pain and a huge [...]

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