if you’re here for the first time, welcome! you’ll be able to find the other parts of this series here.there are so many things about my dad that i want to share. as we approach our first father's day without him, i thought this would be the perfect time to do so. 1- he saw chubby… Continue reading things i want to remember | part nineteen (dad edition)
these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of may. click here to read previous posts. source i found this idea in a book about adding a color rock to a bowl whenever you think about a memory of a loved one to help cope with grief, and it's been a really nice way for… Continue reading what i kept – may 2024
over the weekend, i found a photo of myself: i have a vivid memory of this time in my life that i regularly think about. the sky is blue and cloudless. i hear the song "afternoon delight" playing.funny side story about that song.- my dear friend rebecca, who grew up in the philippines, once told… Continue reading childhood in a picture
these are the things i kept on my phone in the month of april. click here to read previous posts. this is biscuits blood brother, pagoda. he's madly in love with me. (the feeling is mutual) eclipse day i took a screenshot of the changes in my google searches over the course of one week. how our… Continue reading what i kept – april 2024
my birthday falls on a sunday, the 28th. last week, i asked anna when i should consider my birthday week, sunday to sunday? or does it start on my birthday and last until may 5th? when my dad decided to go home and do hospice, he and i had some time alone to talk. one… Continue reading birthday week
my dad died last friday. writing that feels weird. reading it feels weirder. my dad had some symptoms that landed him back in the hospital. those symptoms were later diagnosed as myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder. he seemed to be getting better. some days were good, while others were not. one morning, he sent us… Continue reading dad
A Grace Full Life 