Dear Daddy,
It is hard to believe that today marks 3 years since I was last able to hear your voice or see you. I remember that day so well and know that it is one I will never forget. You were very sick in the hospital, as you had been for quite some time. I had told Amy and mom that I was not sure if I was going to come visit you that day because I was very tired and didn’t know if I felt up to making the over an hr. drive up. I debated back and forth all that morning about if I should make the trip or not. I ultimately decided to come see you and that is a decision I will be forever grateful for, because little did I know it would be the last time I would ever be able to. I miss you more than I could ever explain and there will always be a void in my heart for so many things in my life that you will never physically be able to be part of. I am extremely thankful though as well. Thankful for the 33 years we were able to spend together. Thankful for the years and years of memories that I will never forget. Thankful for all the things you taught Amy and I. Thankful that I was able to tell you that I loved you one last time. Thankful that I saved a voicemail message from you. Most of all, I am thankful that I was able to have you for my dad.
So, until we meet again one day, I will do my best to make you proud.
I love you. XOXO
Life as Lisa Knows It 
So beautifully written. I love your photographs. What a wonderful collection of memories.xxx
He must have been a great dad. I miss mine, too. It never gets easy. Take care.
what a beautiful tribute. Sending big hugs. xo
Thank you! XO
Beautiful love. Thinking of you on what is probably a very hard day<3 He sounds like an amazing guy!
Thank you! XO
What a beautiful collage.walks thru some lovely moments . some bondings live forever. Dad daughter bonding is one of them .
A lovely tribute to your dad.
A tender tribute. I am sorry for your loss.
This made me cry. Very lovely note to him. He sounds like he was a wonderful dad.
Your comment on being grateful you were able to see him even though you almost hadn’t reminds me of me… My dad called me an hour before he had a heart attack. I almost didn’t answer because we were in NYC. But I did and I was able to chat with him and tell him I loved him. That was almost 9 years ago and I am SO grateful for that moment. Really resonated with me.
God bless him and know he’s proud of a wonderful young woman he raised. Xo
Thank you so much for this comment. I am so sorry that you also no longer have your dad with you, but am so happy that you were able to tell him that you loved him and speak to him one last time. I am sure your dad is very proud of you as well. XOXO
Such a sad but heartwarming tribute to your dad. I’m sure he is already proud. 🙂
Thank you! ❤️
Your dad sounds like he was a great guy and he raised a lovely daughter.
Beautiful! It’s been more than 11 years since my dad passes away and I still miss him every single day.
I remember a post you wrote a while ago about the loss of your dad and I could relate to it so much. XO ❤️
A loss like that affects us so deeply. Especially with the father/daughter bond.
I’m so sorry that you have to go through this as well. I have felt a lot of the same feelings that you have, from what I can tell of this post.
I love the photos you shared… your Dad seems like he was a very happy go lucky person that people would have flocked to be around – his smile is contagious!
This is a truely beautiful post. Thanks for sharing it with us xo