03/07/2025
Hello friends!
It’s been a while since we connected!
I have been reminiscing of simpler times. These simpler times; were the days of my childhood.
It’s actually kind of funny — but not in a ha ha way. I remember as a kid, that things were not so complicated. I also remember a whole lot of happy times. Even when things weren’t so simple.
One such memory was when I was 14. I was building a ladder, for inside our travel trailer, so I could get up to my bunk. During this time; my Dad’s Mom was not well. I remember going to see her just before she died, and holding her hand and she was mumbling (I remember not understanding what was being said) the nurse said she had recognized me and was saying hello. I just stood there holding her hand. It wasn’t until her funeral; that I was one of the pall bearers, that the Priest came up to me and said ( I am paraphrasing, I don’t remember exactly what he said) this is the easy part. The hard part is the time after the service. I thought he meant, that it was after the funeral at the luncheon that was going to be difficult and complicated. It was long after, I realized - the complicated part was watching my Dad; being a parent to us kids, and himself being a kid who had lost their Mom.
So you see, the same experience can be happy or easy, or even so complicated; that you can barely wrap your head around it - depending on the point of view.
So, when you are reminiscing, be sure to share your stories; as these stories are what keeps our memories alive. Let’s welcome back the simpler times.
Be well my friends!