Heirlooms

"Up in the attic, down on my knees. Lifetimes of boxes timeless to me. Letters and photographs yellowed with years, some bringing laughter some bringing tears. Time never changes the memories, the faces of loved ones who bring to me. All that I come from and all that I live for, and all that I'm going to be. My precious family is more than an heirloom to me...." That song is by Amy Grant and reminds me of keeping memories of loved ones close to my heart.

Well, we went through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more different kind of events without Daddy. Even though Daddy is not physically here with us, he is always with us in our hearts. There are so many things that remind me of Daddy. He absolutely loved Christmas. He loved life in general! This morning it snowed in South Arkansas a little bit. And of course, I thought of Daddy. He would always wake me up in the morning after it snowed the night before. I can hear him now saying, "Meredith, wake up! It snowed last night!! Isn't it pretty?" Memories are sooo important to hang on to.