tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20453449.post135933226636400103..comments2023-07-08T07:47:01.088-04:00Comments on Neverperfect.Alwaysreal: pulling me forwardrealsarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07389606753472379452noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20453449.post-50633597788894216492012-06-06T13:11:41.014-04:002012-06-06T13:11:41.014-04:00Yes--that's the short answer.
My dad when I w...Yes--that's the short answer.<br /><br />My dad when I was not quite 10; it'll be 25 years this summer.<br /><br />I was blessed to be in his room with him when he died; at that time, I saw his parents and his brother with us in the room. They had been dead 7 and 5 years respectively.<br /><br />In the first year or so after he died, I saw my dad twice--just saw him for a second, just enough time to blink, but there was certainly a sense of comfort because they were times I needed it.<br /><br />I have a blog post (http://homeforwords.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-daddy-and-my-baby-girl.html -- sorry don't recall how to link!) about feeling like my dad sent me a message of love to me with the birth of my first child.<br /><br />And my youngest--oh man, she looks so much like my dad--some of her expressions I cannot get over. It's like my dad is smiling at me, grinning a goofy grin, a mischievious twinkle in his eye.<br /><br />Plus--can't think if I've blogged it, but I have an incredible story of an experience of God touching me and wiping my tears with the wind/clouds.<br /><br />Clearly, you've hit a nerve with me! I'm not sure I've talked much about seeing my dad in the year after his death, but the rest I've openly talked about. Some in sermons; some just with individuals.<br /><br />I too am grateful for my faith and the ways that God can move in my life!Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269153674584521816noreply@blogger.com