Here is a poem for my beloved Lisa who passed away one year ago.  I will forever remember the good times we shared and the warmth of you heart when you are not sick.  I miss you today more than ever and will always love you. 

If tears could build a stairway



And memories were a lane,



I would walk right up to…

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Momentary lapses of sadness is something I wish to describe as those moments in which I am overcome with dread and  emotion about the loss of the beloved Lisa.  This is different than grieving I believe because these moments don't last very long now.  They come to me while I rethink the events surrounding her death and our wonderful life together(which seems like 24/7 although she been gone for 3 months now).  

 

My latest momentary lapse of sadness was this morning as I looked…

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I don't know really happened today as I traveled to Omaha for work but today was a better day than yesterday.  I can think about my loss and still want to cry but it didn't happen half as much as yesterday. I have offered kind words to others and I believe my Lisa would appreciate that. She was always willing to help others in need even when she suffered from her disease.  I wonder now who will take care of me the way she did whenever I got sick or didn't feel well.   I hope to find solace…

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I used to have a picture of my late wife that was printed at a photo booth. It was a head shot and she was looking slightly up as if she was looking to the sky.  I sue to carry that picture with me as I traveled across this country in my semi-truck to remind me of her. She used to come on trips with me as we saw America together and she really enjoyed the various places we visited.  But for some reason the picture, which I put in a basket on the kitchen table is gone.. I don't know what she… Continue