Personal Affect #9. 8yr old message

old and wrinkled message I keep with me daily

The sky has been full of threats all day.  The radio has been buzzing about tornados and severe thunderstorms and to take cover NOW!  It's not very often I find myself home alone with just two dogs to take care of me during a time like this.  No, I'm usually at work with friends and coworkers to share the fear.  If ever I have had a good reason to go back to work, this is it.  I do not want to go through another today alone.

Today's events brought to mind other "storms" in life that I didn't have to endure alone.  In the photo above I am holding a message that was sent in a bouquet of flowers to my place of work over 8 years ago.  It says "Congratulations!  Here's to an even brighter future."  Love, Mom & Dad.  I had just made a huge career decision that later led to better opportunities.  I keep this note with me as a reminder that I can handle things on my own (with Tad of course), but mom & dad are never far away.

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Personal (Affect) #2. My dad's broken glasses

The glasses were found in the cockpit of the airplane.

November 21, 2006 is a day my family will never forget.  My father boarded a Piper Cherokee single engine airplane in Mayfield Ky to attend a meeting in Frankfort Ky.  Engine failure caused the airplane to crash short of Frankfort.  My father and the pilot survived the crash but sustained serious permanent injuries.  


I can't stand the thought of the chaos and horror of being in that airplane with the knowledge of their impending doom.  I wish my dad didn't have to go through such a horrific accident.  Dad's glasses were found in the cockpit of the airplane after the crash.  I keep them to remind myself that dad is a survivor and he wont have to witness something like this ever again.