{"id":112380,"date":"2023-01-07T07:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T12:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=112380"},"modified":"2023-01-07T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T14:59:49","slug":"satrudays-with-my-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/07\/satrudays-with-my-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturdays with my Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi and happy Saturday. My dad who is adjusting to an entirely new world without my mom in it,\u00a0 is doing his best to keep busy, reconnecting with friends that he was unable to see much of since he cared for my mom 24\/7.\u00a0 I am really proud of him as I know how devastating this has been. They will have been married 60 years in May. Quite an achievement. He is planning to do some traveling, is a voracious reader,\u00a0 and is referred to as a walking encyclopedia as he always has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He is a serious World War 2 buff and a master teacher of all things international relations. He really is a fascinating man and I am not boasting, just saying I am really\u00a0really proud of him. Anyone who knows him can attest to what I have said.<\/p>\n

Since my moms passing, I am devoting extra attention to my dad, we speak one to two times a day without fail and he will be coming for a visit next week which we are all really looking forward to. He has a large circle of friends he keeps in touch with who live all over the world\/country and they are always sending and sharing all kinds of emails that cover a host of subjects. He forwards many of them to me and I am guilty of often not taking the time to read them.<\/p>\n

But you know what? For every time, I have opened one of those emails,\u00a0every single time<\/em>, I have been utterly amazed, at what he has sent. And then I feel guilty for letting literally hundreds sit in my mailbox unread. So, I have spurts when I will start going through them one by one,\u00a0unwrapping each one like a little present, a pearl of wisdom from someone who knows\u00a0 a lot more than I and who has seen our world in a better place.<\/p>\n

So Dad, keep those coming because when I take the time to read them, not only is it giving me a much needed pause in my day but you are enlightening me on so many different subjects,\u00a0 and sometimes, even giving me a new perspective I didn’t know I needed. I will be making a point to open them regularly and share the ones that I think others would enjoy.\u00a0 I will post one every Saturday, it will be a quick, \u00a0but I think informative and\u00a0 interesting read.\u00a0 Today I am posting two, hope you enjoy them.<\/p>\n

The second one you will need tissues for, just a little forewarning.<\/p>\n

Dad, keep them coming, and I know Mom would approve:)<\/p>\n

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And then he sent this one to me and I cried like a baby, have a tissue ready-<\/h3>\n