Tag Archives: legacy and love

Where Love Still Lives: Bringing My Mother’s Flowers To My Father’s Resting Place

Hand gently touching engraved name on memorial plaque.
April 23, 2026
There are places in this world where time feels different. Slower. Softer. Almost like it is holding its breath. The garden where my father now rests is one of those places. I walked in carrying flowers my mother had arranged for me — delicate, thoughtful, full of life. The kind...

When Love Learns A New Sport

Young soccer player wearing a blue jersey with the number 42 raises both arms toward the sky in celebration after scoring a goal on a soccer field.
February 27, 2026
Sometimes the moments we have longed for arrive in ways love always intended. Last week Joaquín won his soccer tournament. And while everyone around the field was cheering, clapping, celebrating goals and medals, I stood there knowing—without a single doubt—that my dad was there too. Not in the stands. Not...