Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Dear Dad letters

February 25, 2015

Dear Dad, Do you remember the lilac bush…

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Orchid Display at Longwood Gardens

Dear Dad,
Do you remember the lilac bush right next to our back porch? I checked it out this morning while I was eating breakfast. It has beautiful pink buds on its branches, and fringy flower buds emerging at the ends. I haven’t seen any crocus yet. David took this photo in May 2012. I thought it might bring back memories of our past visits to Longwood Gardens.

Not to rush, but my main topic today is YOU! Read the rest of this entry »

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February 18, 2015

Dear Dad, It’s African American History Month.

Race in Deep South 1950s, o-GR-900

Dear Dad,
It’s African American History Month, and I’ve been thinking about our family history in the Deep South during the 1950s. We moved there from Southern California in the early 1950s. Total culture shock for me. I wonder what it was like for you.

I never knew you as anything but my father the ordained clergyman. Read the rest of this entry »

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January 28, 2015

“. . .Thou art thou, and here am I.”

I’m surprised at feelings I’ve had since I began writing Dear Dad letters.  Sometimes I’m afraid I’m trying to get something from Dad that he can’t give me.  I don’t think I am.  I definitely feel I’m ‘out there,’ in the driver’s seat without a finished roadmap, uncertain where this will lead.

Most surprising, though, Read the rest of this entry »

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