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Hey, Dad, it’s been a year

Hey, Dad. It’s been a year. This past week I’ve revisited every day of that week a year ago in my mind. I close my eyes and see the road driving to St. Louis or see the ICU when I first walked in to see you. I remember conversations. I remember looks we had whenContinue reading “Hey, Dad, it’s been a year”

Posted byDanMay 20, 2023May 20, 2023Posted inFamilyTags:Family, GriefLeave a comment on Hey, Dad, it’s been a year

Missing the first birthday

This will be the first birthday for my dad since his death. He would have been 84. We’ve gone through other firsts. First Father’s Day. First Christmas. The firsts are awful. There isn’t a guarantee they get better. This just first.

Posted byDanJanuary 7, 2023Posted inFamilyTags:Family, GriefLeave a comment on Missing the first birthday

The ones not with us

We remember the ones not with us in times and seasons like these. This will be my first Christmas without my dad. He passed away in May of this year. Those firsts are such a mixture for me. The first Father’s Day without him. Mom’s first birthday without him. This Christmas.

Posted byDanDecember 23, 2022December 22, 2022Posted inPeopleTags:Christmas, Family, Grief2 Comments on The ones not with us

Father’s Day without Dad

His is my first Father’s Day without Dad. It’s been a little over for weeks since his passing. Grief comes and goes. In and out like the tide. No phone call to him. No joking around. No smile to look at, but I do remember.

Posted byDanJune 19, 2022Posted inFamilyTags:Family, GriefLeave a comment on Father’s Day without Dad

I love you, Dad

Posted byDanMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022Posted inPeopleTags:Family, GriefLeave a comment on I love you, Dad

My Dad’s obituary

Charles J. Thompson entered this life on January 7, 1939 in Altamont, MO and peacefully left this earth on May 20, 2022 with his family by his side singing his favorite hymns. Charles, along with his mom and brothers and sisters, grew up on a farm in Galatin, MO. They worked the farm growing up,Continue reading “My Dad’s obituary”

Posted byDanMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022Posted inPeopleTags:Family, People1 Comment on My Dad’s obituary

The paragraph that broke me

I am far more able to slowly make my way through Eugene Peterson’s biography than most other books because I have to stop and repent so often.

Posted byDanMay 7, 2021Posted inBook, ReadingTags:Books, Eugene Peterson, Family, Ministry, ReadingLeave a comment on The paragraph that broke me

The Passing

If I didn’t call my future father-in-law a redneck the first time I met him, I know I thought it. It was over 30 years ago and I had flown to Alabama to meet Terri’s dad and that side of the family. Almost from the start of our time that week Gerrard would find thingsContinue reading “The Passing”

Posted byDanAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020Posted inPeopleTags:Family, People3 Comments on The Passing

One year

One year ago we walked out of our house in Minneapolis for the last time. Our truck was packed and headed to Alabama. Life was about to shift in a major way.

Posted byDanMay 7, 2019Posted inFamilyTags:Change, Family, Life, PrayerLeave a comment on One year

Dads

This is a reflection on not just the dad I have by birth, but the connection I am afforded by marriage.

Posted byDanJune 17, 2018Posted inFamilyTags:dads, Family, Father's DayLeave a comment on Dads

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