I woke up this morning not feeling very good. I have had kind of a cold thing lingering in the background for a while. So I was actually happy that it resembled a blizzard outside. I cancelled the 2 appointments I had, pulled on a couple layers, and got cozy. Today also marks the third year anniversary of my dad’s death. Perhaps that also has been lingering in the background. Not wanting to do absolutely nothing all day, I checked my email. My heart was warmed as I received a note from a good family friend missing his “little buddy” and asking how we were all doing. Then I decided to go through more of the paperwork that is scattered throughout the house. I picked a pile that included my parent’s files of important information. I opened each file envelope to see what needed to be kept and what could be shredded. The folders included my parent’s old driver’s licenses, passports, college transcripts, birth certificates, marriage certificate, and military paperwork. My dad kept everything. I pondered their full and adventurous lives and shed a few tears. I also shredded a pile of medical billing statements that included way too much information. I preferred to think about their joyful lives before all the medical issues and was happy to see that paperwork go. The time spent was somewhat cathartic and peaceful as I thought about them now in a whole different, tranquil, spiritual way of being.

I Found God today remembering my parents.