05/23/2026
I don't think a single day has gone by without me thinking about my Dad.
Not one.
Some days it's obvious.
Birthdays.
Father's Day.
Family holidays where his chair somehow still feels empty even when someone else is sitting there.
But other days sneak up on me.
Like standing in a grocery store and seeing his favorite candy.
Hearing an old song on the radio.
Passing someone who laughs like he did.
And suddenly, for a moment, life stops.
People around me keep walking.
Cars keep driving.
The world keeps moving.
But my heart quietly goes back to him.
I think people imagine grief gets smaller with time.
I don't think that's true.
I think grief changes shape.
Because I don't spend every day crying anymore.
But I do carry him with me every day.
In little memories.
In old habits.
In words I still say because he used to say them.
Maybe heaven already knows these things.
Maybe Dad already knows.
But if somehow he can still see me...
I hope he knows that not a day passes where he isn't loved, missed, and thought about.