Words strung together
This whole week has me thinking about Faith, Hope, and Love. What is hope? Noun plural noun:hopes a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. “he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information” Synonyms: aspiration, desire, …
In the weeks after we knew Volker had brain tumours he started to journal. Only three entries. Click on the thumbnail to open the picture in a new tab, and again to enlarge the picture.
Petrina Marie Burkard Born: March 10, at KW Hospital, Kitchener ON: Weight 6 lb 14 oz; Length 18 inches Volker and I always knew we wanted two children. In fact, before I got married I knew I wanted a son named Simon James (Volker didn’t …
Simon Nathaniel Burkard Born: Friday, July 16, at KW Hospital; Weight: 5 lb 12 oz; Length 18.5 inches On Thursday, July 15 Volker and I spent the early part of the day in New Hamburg trying to get the house we were renting ready to …
Barbie, my love, I am sorry that I must leave you. I didn’t want to go, to leave you alone, to be unable to participate in the rearing of Simon and Petrina. There were so many things yet to do! Your love meant so much …
