I am coming up on the anniversary of losing dad 4 years ago. I guess the healing is happening because it is getting a little cloudy since it happened so long ago and I have had a lot happen in my life. It helps that I can talk to mom about things dad used to say and we laugh.
For example, dad would watch television and we would come into the room and the tv was on and he had his eyes closed. Suddenly they would pop open. "How was the nap" we would say.
"I was not asleep. I was just resting my eyes." he responded with a slight smile.
He was the one that would help us smile when things were not going well. Miss him.