A snow day! What an unexpected treasure! I decided to clean out as many closets and drawers as possible. There is something strangely exhilarating about tossing out bags of junk. However, technology posed a different challenge. What do you do with i-pads that don’t work? I decided to try them out. Several hours later, I discovered a surprise.
One of the i-Pads was my father’s. As I viewed the photos and read the emails, I figured out that it was back in 2016, when my mom was still alive. What memories! Life can really change in seven years.
Reading the emails felt like reading letters in an attic. I had forgotten Bob, a man who faithfully drove my parents to different places. I read several emails regarding my children’s Christmas wish lists, references to presidential elections, the church prayer line, and many advertisements.
When I told my brother, he didn’t share the enthusiasm and thought of it as old junk, but for me, it was another reminder of my mother. The snow day took on a whole new meaning.
A Journey Worth Remembering 