Precious memories...

Today my dad has been gone from this earth for 5 years. It seems like yesterday, and yet it feels like forever. I miss him every day. I miss having him during "grandparent moments." Birthday parties lack his jokes being murmured quietly in the corner. My pictures lack his glowing smile. My heart longs for his company. I miss him. But I am thankful that he is in my memories. I have him on videos. On portraits. Every time I have a special remembrance of him. A location. Or situation. Or line. Something that brings him back to full life. Sometimes I see him in me. Sometimes I see him in my kids. And I am thankful. I still have him in my heart.