Thursday, September 25, 2008

Happy Birthday, Dad, I miss you

23 comments:

Beth said...

Sorry for your loss, my prayers are with you today.

The Merry Widow said...

A hard thing to lose a parent, you end up with the knowledge that you are now the terminal generation...disconcerting.
Good morning, G*D bless and Maranatha!

tmw
And somewhat dismaying!

Always On Watch said...

My father has been gone for over 10 years, my mother over 20 years. I miss them ever day.

I am truly an orphan.

WomanHonorThyself said...

What a beautiful way to remember him Z..God bless you and your family.:)

Anonymous said...

My best wishes to you and your family on this sad day.

Anonymous said...

Thinking of you today, Z.
Hugging you in my heart....

Z said...

well, it's been 14 years, friends, but OH, did I LOVE THIS GUY! And I jumped out of bed after having been asleep, and thought "I've just got to do something at the blog.....just got to leave a message!"

Thanks SO much. YOu're all the best. and I sympathize with your losses, too.

Anonymous said...

It sure hurts to lose a parent.
My dad has been gone 25 years now and was way too young to leave us.

Time eases the ache but it is still there and probably always will be.


There is no one in the world like one's own mom or dad.
WVDOTTR

Pat Jenkins said...

a time to celebrate, a time to mourn. i wish you wellness for both z!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hugs for Z today. Take heart, dear friend ... we will see your Dad again.

cube said...

I'm sorry for your loss. I can't begin to imagine that pain.

Your post did prompt me to call my own dad just to chat about politics. It was upon his knee, as a wee child, that I cut my teeth on politics.

BTW he's a McCain/Palin supporter.

Brooke said...

I'm sorry.

Happy B-Day, Z dad.

Anonymous said...

God bless you Z, and your family.

Yes, it's true.

We miss them every day, and always hold them close in our hearts.

Pris

Anonymous said...

We cover thee, sweet face.
Not that we tire of thee,
But that thyself fatigue of us.

Remember as thou flee,
We follow thee,
Until thou notice us no more,

And then, –– reluctant –– turn away
To conn the o'er and o'er,
And blame the scanty love
We were content to show

Augmented, sweet, a hundredfold ––
If thou couldst take it now.


Emily Dickinson (1830-86)


With love from,

FT

Z said...

thanks so much, everybody.
You'd have liked him!

Lovely poem, FT, thanks.

Papa Frank said...

Z -- your Dad and Mama Frank share the same birthday. As we celebrate today I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I do not fear getting older but I do not look forward to the day that I will say goodbye to my Mother or Father. Peace to you my friend.

Anonymous said...

I am sorry for the loss of your Dad. You are in my prayers. And because you remembered him, he is still alive and with you.

Happy birthday to your Dad from me!

mystic minstrel said...

i am so sorry for your loss and completely honored by your beautiful birthday message. the fairy was a great touch!

many blessings on you and your family!

Beverly said...

Loss is hard, isn't it. My father died when I was 22. I mourned greatly then, and then when I was well into adulthood, I missed him all over again so much. Thinking about it, I realized that I was seeing adult children becoming good friends with their adult parents, and I a had missed that. Now my children experience the same.

Thank God for wonderful memories. Thinking of you.

Z said...

thanks, friends.

Mystic; it was MY honor. You have to be even GREATER than your hubby says you are (and that's REALLY going some) if you were born on Daddy's birthday! (smile)

Beverly.....I can't imagine losing my Dad at such a young age. what a testament to him that you still feel like you do.

May I let politics intervene on this thread?

We expect our kids to be like we are: honorable, with traditional values, people who walk quicker when a car's waiting for us in the crosswalk, people who believe in self-reliance over gov't, people who have faith, etc.......Without Dads like we had, how can we expect our kids today to carry that torch?

SO many kids are being raised in such difficult situations today; how do we expect them to care about others when nobody's cared about THEM?

We have such work to do. We have to save America. We have to be raising the next GREATEST GENERATION. We have to try!

am stepping off soapbox now, you'll be relieved to hear! (Smile)

Anonymous said...

I miss him, too. He was a great guy, indeed. He was, and I am sure would still be, very proud of his daughters, and particularly Z (no, Iam not partial).

Time passes, but never heals these losses completely. I have never known my father (I was only 1 1/2 when he died in an A/C accident), but still remember my mother very well, although I was only 15 when she died. I think about her more often now that I become "older".

But we still have Z's dear mother, she is a great lady, and we'll have her hopefully for a long time to come!

Mr.Z

Anonymous said...

While on safari...I thought of my folks a thousand times. Something
about travel and wide open spaces.
It has been since 2002 and 2005 that my parents passed.
The space they once filled is
is so vast, there is nothing that could ever fill the void.
All we can do is remember...and hold those precious memories
close to our heart.

Your dad would be so proud of
you Z. You are using your gifts
and talents to enhance the great American open dialogue.

He's smiling I bet.
Happy B'day Mister Z.
We love your girl!
Matisse

Z said...

thanks SO much, Matisse.

Am so looking forward to hearing about your trip!

you are coming to dinner with Wordsmith soon.....stay tuned. I'll be calling! xxx