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  I miss you in the morning,I miss you in the night.I miss you when the skies are darkI miss you when they’re bright. I see you in your children’s eyesAnd in their actions, too.I feel you in...

Sweetheart,I love you, always have, always will.Hannah and I were out in the shop after chores today and I looked over at the table saw.  It brought back memories of Wyoming when we got our...

Sweetheart,If I leave your coffee cup on the counter right where you left it nine months ago will you come back and share a cup of coffee with me.If I leave your coat on the hook by the door will you...

What we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for another remains eternal.Every day I try to honor you with my words and deeds.  I truly want to be worthy of spending my eternity with...

Plant your own garden,Decorate your own soul,Don't wait for someone to come fix your broken water pipes. Oh, wait that's not how that goes.  Eight thirty tonight as I go to shower I find there is...

Happy Birthday Sweetheart. Like every other May 29th for the last 28 years there is a six pack of Coca Cola and a bag of Hershey's Miniatures on the table. This year, though you are celebrating your...

I saw you smile.   Your wife and kids certainly made you happy today. Jordan finished up the VAC that we bought last spring, he worked on it out in the shop until 10:30 last night.  This morning...

Do you hear my thoughts,Do you hear my prayers,Do you hear me weep,Do you know I care?Will you wait for me,Til I too am free?Will you be my love,Even from above.

As I was trying to avoid other shoppers in the grocery store this morning I dodge around a stalled cart and saw a clear aisle to sale toward the checkouts.  It happened to be the frozen food aisle...

My dear Gary didn't know what a closet was for, all of his jackets ended up on his desk chair. I guess it saved on buying a cushion for that chair anyway. :) Shortly after his death I picked up one...

Sweetheart, everyone and everything misses you so much.  Poor Abraham is convinced you should be in every vehicle that pulls in the yard.  He runs out and meets them and almost jumps in looking for...

I miss you so much darlin', each day when I go down to the barn to start chores I blow you a kiss.  Please know that I am making the best decisions I know how to make, trying to keep in mind the...

I know where I was.On Septmeber 29, 1983 the newly hired agricultural skills development coordinator (that would be me) was sitting at the large conference table in the main offices of Rural New York...