PNC Park

Sorry the Pirates didn’t win today, but was so glad to go to my first professional baseball game!  Love PNC Park and Pittsburgh!

Thanks to the panoramic feature on my little camera, this photo really captures the feeling of the whole day!

My friend, Carol Buxser, was right:  There’s nothing like actually being there vs watching on TV.  You don’t get the same excitement from TV.  Carol suggested I go more often.  And so we have!

The crack of the bat

Hot dogs, peanuts, Coke

Thousands cheer “Go Bucs!”

~Haiki by Ric Cochran

Is That Weird?

My dear friend Pam posted on Facebook that she saw a van in a parking lot that reminded of her mother, who had died a few years before.  Upon seeing it, she went back in time and wondered for a moment if her mother was okay, and asked if that was weird?

Some friends who’ve lost loved ones posted that they too have similar experiences.

I hear my Dad’s voice sometimes just like he’s talking in my ear.  A first I respond to him.  Tthen I “catch” myself and remember he died almost 3 years ago.  And then I catch myself again... and say, “Next time I’m going to stay with the feeling... the knowing... that he IS here with me.”  I’m sure all those we love are right next to us whenever we call them, and sometimes they do drop by to say hi.  It’s not the same as the physical presence we know, but the people we love and those who’ve loved us are never far away.  And there’s that part of our brain that KNOWS IT!!!  Thank you, God.