Today my family is remembering a wonderful husband and father. It is hard to believe that it has been three years since my dad passed away from colon cancer. He is still in my thoughts daily. I feel so blessed that he was in my life for 27 years. He was so devoted to our family, always at all of my sporting events, saving money to take us on those great summer family vacations, and instilling in us good values and work ethic. My dad's faith was also very important to him. You could find him on the weekend mornings with his cup of coffee in his office or out on the screened in porch reading religious articles and the Bible. I think his faith in God and the love of his family let him battle his stage IV cancer for four years. I am grateful to him for so much that I cannot even begin to put it into words. I can say the greatest gift he gave me was unconditional love! What a priceless gift to give your daughter. When I look at my precious baby girl it is my hope that she always knows she is loved so much! My dad would have adored Morgan. I know Morgan is a lucky little girl because her Grandpa is watching down over her as her guardian angel.
We celebrated my dad's life today! My mom and sisters came over to my house for dinner. Then we got out old home movies of our family. We watched a vacation in Colorado from 1986. Along with some Christmas and Easter times from the early 90's. We laughed a lot...which is good for the soul. It was pretty easy to laugh when we saw our outfits and hair styles from 20+ years ago!! It was a great night!
If you have a family member over the age of 50 they need to get a colonoscopy. Colon cancer is very slow growing. In the early stages it has around a 90% cure rate. When you start having actual symptoms it is in the late aggressive stage. So PLEASE...PLEASE...make sure people that you know 50 years and older are getting screened. It can truly save their life!
Remember life is short and can change in a blink of an eye. Cherish each day with those you love!
Memories with a wonderful father!
My dad and me taking a nap! 1979
My birthday...April 1978! My dad feeding me
Thanksgiving 5 years ago.
My wedding day, August 2005
Morgan celebrating Grandpa!!
3 comments:
Oh Jami, that is beautiful!
Written beautifully! You made me cry! I am glad you have such wonderful memories!
Jami that was so sweet! What a wonderful Dad!
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