Things have been tough around our house lately, not that we haven't had an abundance of blessings as well. Our much loved Papa passed away on July 3, 2008. He was remarkably courageous and positive throughout the whole ordeal. He recounted daily all the reasons he was lucky and his sense of humor never failed, despite the bleak diagnosis of metastatic cancer. He did not complain. Nyla was his great joy and he was, in his gentle way, becoming acquainted with Callie. He passed at home with us, shortly after we all said goodnight and Nyla told him that each of us loved him. We miss him terribly.
