by Deb Farris | Feb 9, 2026 | Aging Parents, Family, Musings
In memory of Dad. “Taters” was originally posted in February 2015 My dad, Bill, would have been 96 today. This is the first year since he “went home to Jesus,” as he always said, that I forgot it was his birthday. I only remembered because it...
by Deb Farris | Nov 3, 2024 | Aging Parents, Devotions, Faith & Art, Family, Writing
Sunday, November 3, 2024 Dear Dad, I’m hoping this letter might have wings to find its way to you. Remember our Sundays and your stories over lunch after church? And how much fun (mostly) we had working on the book about your architecture, faith, family and...
by Deb Farris | Mar 3, 2023 | Aging Parents, Musings
What I wouldn’t give to flip on the switch of fluorescent light and breathe in the scent of clean clothes from that little laundry room, just one more time. What I wouldn’t give to see the surprise on Dad’s face as I call his name from the door of the condo and find...
by Deb Farris | Jun 22, 2016 | Aging Parents, Family, Grief, Poetry
leave the cocoon, a caterpillar flies sleep to bloom, a morning glory must shed its layers, a grain of wheat thrives yes, from death comes new Life it must!
