I just subscribed to The Paragraph Stacker because your pieces were the best things that I ever read in the Des Moines Register. I am so happy to have re-discovered you. Your "Letter to Heaven..." is, as always so authentic and uniquely you. Raw, powerful, tender, real. You have a gift. I'm pretty sure that's not the first time you have heard that. It never hurts to hear it again. I was also delighted to hear that you are in the lives of middle school students as a teacher. How fortunate they are! I look forward to catching up with some of your past articles and the new ones to come.
Thank you, Daniel. Your words are such a lovely tribute to Joyce - Mom 2.0. She and Bob raised a very good son. The way you live your life honors your mom’s.
You brought me to tears.
Without being maudlin.
No sloppy sentimentality.
Straightforward, matter-of-fact.
You conveyed your deep love for her and your father.
Beautifully written, but I expected nothing less from you.
A word of warning: you will never stop missing her. The intensity of your grief will ease up, but you will always miss her.
I just subscribed to The Paragraph Stacker because your pieces were the best things that I ever read in the Des Moines Register. I am so happy to have re-discovered you. Your "Letter to Heaven..." is, as always so authentic and uniquely you. Raw, powerful, tender, real. You have a gift. I'm pretty sure that's not the first time you have heard that. It never hurts to hear it again. I was also delighted to hear that you are in the lives of middle school students as a teacher. How fortunate they are! I look forward to catching up with some of your past articles and the new ones to come.
So beautifully written; a fitting tribute to Mother Joyce.
Thank you, Daniel. Your words are such a lovely tribute to Joyce - Mom 2.0. She and Bob raised a very good son. The way you live your life honors your mom’s.