The BEST dad EVER...

My blog has fallen behind and I have PERFECT reasoning on why. On June 29 2010 my father went to heaven to be with the Lord. It was a very rough 13 days before he passed. He was at Hospice Woodside and made very comfortable. I am so very thankful for each person that helped us and touched his life as well as my family while we were there.

My father was a very large yet gentle man. A man that was so proud of me and everything I did. Even poor decisions I made in my life, he was able to find something positive about it and still made me feel good.

My dad passed on the morning of June 29 and I learned about his passing just following the breaking news that two Tampa Police Officers were shot during a traffic stop that night. As I sat on my couch crying about that, my mother called. Unable to speak due to crying, she told me that my father had passed. I cried so hard even though I already knew that he was going to be taken any time.

I treasured the moments I spent with him. The Sunday following his passing, I did not know what to do with my day. Every Sunday for the previous year, we would go to church, grab lunch and take it to dad. I was lost...I miss him... Next Thursday he will be placed into his final resting place near my grandfather at Calvary Cemetery.

I find myself thinking about what he is doing in heaven. I bet he is without pain, hunting and fishing. He LOVED to fish and hunt! One day, I will be able to hold his hand and hug him and have the amazing feeling that NO ONE and NOTHING will hurt me. That is what I miss most! I love you dad! You are and will always be one AMAZING man!