Ten Years After

I am astonished to realize in recent weeks that Dad has been gone for ten years.  Despite the time, his presence surrounds us in our lives.  He was 82 and would have lived more years, I believe, were it not for the systemic infection that took over his body.  As we live our lives today, Dad's life is a reference point--an anchor.  We were so lucky that he was ours, short though the time seemed.