Showing posts with label sacred events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sacred events. Show all posts

Saturday, May 2, 2015

I'll Always Remember You, Dad

Not sure what to talk about today. My father passed away on this day in 1985 from a throat cancer. I was living in Utah at the time, and I was having trouble trying to figure out when to come as I had two small children at home, and a 12 year old. When I finally got my ticket and got to Ft. Lauderdale where my dad was staying at my Uncle Jimmy's, I was able to be with my father for the last 12 hours of his life. I treasure this time; it was one of the most sacred days of my life, and I learned a lot being with him in those last hours. I arranged his funeral the next day at my old Church in Ft. Lauderdale since daddy didn't have one. I flew home the next day, and was reunited with my nursing baby and the other 2 boys. It was a tough week for all of us and one I will always remember. I also got to stay with my Aunt Katherine while I was there, and we had a wonderful visit as well. She was very kind to all of us girls. You can see by the picture that daddy was in the Air Force. I was born on an Air Force base in Ft. Worth, Texas while he was stationed there during the Korean conflict. Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: watermelon

Lunch: bananas

Dinner: Vegan corn chowder

Total calories: 1998 fruit (Yay!);  total 2509

Caloronutrient ratio (carbs/protein/fat): 90/5/5