tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post4448858184877228966..comments2023-04-02T15:09:21.048+01:00Comments on Fi Phillips: Father's DayFihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-87785098155601832372011-06-19T15:26:54.183+01:002011-06-19T15:26:54.183+01:00Thanks for the comments. Big hug to you, Jennifer,...Thanks for the comments. Big hug to you, Jennifer, and all your family.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-23806312255228390152011-06-19T13:11:09.410+01:002011-06-19T13:11:09.410+01:00What a beautiful post! I totally believe in what y...What a beautiful post! I totally believe in what you saw. I've had experiences like that myself.Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-41772400718014368012011-06-19T12:56:20.417+01:002011-06-19T12:56:20.417+01:00Lovely pictures. I especially like the one with hi...Lovely pictures. I especially like the one with him and the tram. <br /><br />I wasn't close to either my father or my step-father, so Father's Day isn't a day I've ever really celebrated. For me, the man in my life was always my grandfather, and that was good enough for me. <br /><br />He just passed away this past Easter, and though I've never been a big believer in things you can't see or hear, his death changed my mind.<br /><br />The morning he died, everyone was in the hospital room, save for my aunt. She and he had a very complicated relationship, and she wasn't especially close to him. We all expected him to survive through the night, so it was a surprise when we looked over and he wasn't breathing. It couldn't have been more than a minute that had passed and we sat there, shocked, not knowing how to react. (He was DNR.) I left the room to call my aunt, but it went straight to voice mail. I walked back into the room and my mother was on the phone and crying. My aunt had called my mother at the exact moment I had tried reaching her. She felt him go. <br /><br />These things can be shrugged off to those who have never experienced them, but for those that do, they are the glimpses of eternity that keep us going. I know it was his way of telling her that it was ok that she wasn't there. And he was saying his goodbyes.<br /><br />I have no doubts that your father was with you that day and letting you know you weren't alone.<br /><br />Wonderful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432369812224075656.post-15679574416369936692011-06-19T12:00:04.093+01:002011-06-19T12:00:04.093+01:00Very nice piece.Very nice piece.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.com