09/22/2025
Your den door closed for the final time yesterday and today we say goodbye to a home you loved so much Dad. 💔.
I will hold onto all the good memories and only those. I will always see you as healthy, not sick. Happy, not sad. Strong, not weak. A bright light forever…never dim.
I walked in for the last time. I could still see you standing in the kitchen, at the bar and seeing me walking in and saying “hi my Jen”.
I stood in your den where your chair was, desk was, and took in your view. Your view for hours during the days. Your safe place. Your view…through your eyes.
I stood where the piano was, where you sat, how you saw your beautiful home while you played your favorite songs. Your view.…through your eyes.
I sat in your chair at the head of the kitchen table. I placed my hands on the arms of the chair as if I was holding your hands. I looked at the table remembering holidays, dinners, bdays, gatherings. I sat in your chair. Your view…through your eyes.
I stood outside on the porch. A place where you placed your shoes and took your naps while you listened to the birds, the peace and Gods whispers. I stood there and stared at the beautiful property. What you saw each day. What you cherished. What you built. Your view…through your eyes.
I took it all in. I traced your steps around the house as if I was in your shoes. I closed your den door for the final time. I thanked you. I told you how much I loved you. I saw the penny you left me and I placed it in my pocket. I closed the door, I drove down the driveway for the last time.
I looked back ……to see …your view…through your eyes.
Another goodbye and another chapter closed. Another piece …gone. I wish the new family moving in nothing but beautiful memories. I hope they fill the house with laughter, love, memories and they love the house as much as my Dad did. I hope they see the beauty that he saw ….through his eyes.
I love you Dad! I hope you are proud of us and please hold mom tightly today 🙏🏻💔.
We closed another chapter today but the one chapter that will never close is how I will forever honor you and view my life. My life, a life you gave me, my view …. but through your eyes. Forever ❤️
I hope heaven is everything that you imagined it would be be. Save me a seat at your table Dad, the chair to the left where I always sat .. next to you. I love you. 💔🫶🏻