by Deb Farris | Mar 12, 2016 | Family, Musings
This past weekend, Dad and I commented on how grateful we were that we made it through the winter without either of us getting sick. We’re both vulnerable to catching pneumonia, him more than me. This past Thursday, the nonprofit that I work at was holding...
by Deb Farris | Oct 31, 2015 | Family, Musings
Tomorrow morning I’ll sit in the chair looking out over the trees on the street below my bedroom window and think how I used to balance my books on its arms as I read and wrote because our cat would lay in my lap—stretched out, paws crossed, eyes closed and purring to...
by Deb Farris | Jul 16, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
There was a turning of the tide this past Sunday. It was a day I realized that trying too hard to be good can be bad. Dad had overslept and texted to tell me he’d be late picking me up for church but still wanted to try and make it. I could have offered to pick him up...
by Deb Farris | Jun 21, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Late last fall, Dad and I were in the car on our way to the Sunday service at a church he had designed. He’d been asked to give a talk on it for Doors Open the following week. It was a church designed with a hill around it, a solar tower and grass covered roof—green...
by Deb Farris | Feb 3, 2014 | Family, Uncategorized
Dad will turn 85 on February 9. A year ago, I found a birthday card that read, Still rockin’ and rollin’ at 85! so I bought it and told Dad he better stick around to get it. I knew he would since I had spent my money on it. It’s almost been a year...
