One Year Ago......

Dad you are truly missed and deeply loved.

4Love is patient and kind; itis not jealous or conceited or proud; 5 love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; 6 love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. 7 Love never gives up and its faith, hope and patience never fail.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Today was a hard day as exactly one year ago my Dad passed away. It still seems so hard to believe and at times it is really hard to go to the farm or even family functions as he is not there, when he really should be. Although we had our differences (we were both too stubbourn at times! :o), he was such an amazing father, friend and person. It is so amazing how you sometimes take things for granted. I wish so much that he could have seen Zech and that I could have seen them interact with one another. Zech definitely has a lot of his characteristics and I think that my Dad would be very proud of him.

We went out to the farm to spend some time with my Mom. We visited the grave and then headed to the Village at Pigeon Lake to relax and wonder around. We then went back to the farm and Melanie and I cooked a Mexican meal. It was nice to spend it together as a family and I think it was nice for my Mom to have us all there. I simply could not imagine what she is going through, but she is an amazing woman with such strength and courage, which I truly admire.