Happy Thanksgiving Everyone,

Today is a special day.  A time to stop, pause, and give thanks.  Every year is different and this year is very different for our family.  Hard to believe, but today marks the 6th month since Poppa Severn (dad) passed away.  I am sure there are many others that are missing a loved one too for the first time this Thanksgiving.  Through it all, my siblings communicate more than they use to with each other even though up to 4000 miles separate us.  All of us are doing well.  Two of us have moved in the last two months and life is very busy and life is very different without Poppa Severn.  It has been a blessing as you all would agree to have this library that dad left us.  He was a great story teller and had a vast wealth of knowledge.  Just hearing his voice every week doesn’t seem like he is gone.  I personally want to thank all of you who continue to leave comments on these posts on how dad impacted you or how you enjoyed a certain article. These weekly posts will continue as I know they are a blessing to many.

A week after dad passed and a week before the funeral a new song was released by Casting Crowns.  I hear it at least once a week if not more on the radio and each time its hits me and makes me turn it up and reflect.  You have no idea what day will be your last and neither do your loved ones.  Of course all of us would do things differently if we knew we would not see a loved one again, so treat every day like its the last time.  The good news for those who believe is that we will see them again and also that they are free from all their aches, pains, & sickness.  So I share this song with you not in sadness but in joyful happiness.  Dad has no more scars.  Have a great Thanksgiving.