Farewell to my DadNeedless to say, the last two months have been an emotional roller-coaster for my family and me.  Just as I was gaining momentum in Internet marketing and my wife was graduating and being licensed for her new role as a Family Nurse Practitioner, my father’s health took a turn for the worst, at least for us, his family.  I now understand the difficulty a family goes through when they are dealing with a situation where a loved one is lingering in that stage between life and death.  Having to make plans for a funeral while trying to arrange living quarters at the same time, never really knowing how long it will be and whether they are honoring the loved one’s wishes.  As tough as it was on me, it was my sister Cyndy who took the brunt of the suffering as she was physically closer and the one to keep the rest of us posted regularly.  I Praise God for her courage, strength, work and availability during this time of great suffering.  I always expected the responsibility to fall on my shoulders, and, except for a change of direction in my life just a few short years ago, it would have been.

Thank you, Cyndy, for a job well done.

Also, Thank you Catherine, for your love and support during this time.  And thanks to all of you who sent your love, condolences, prayers and thoughts during this time.

My last two weeks were spent mostly relaxing and spending time with my daughters while my oldest and her boyfriend were visiting.  When I dropped them off back at their homes, I visited my father’s old home one last time.  I’ll never see it again.

He is now experiencing Jesus in all of His glory.  Wow.  But for us, this is now all history.  In time, my memories of him will draw less and less tears while bringing more and more joy to my heart.  He was my father and my best friend.  He has gone away for now, but we shall meet again soon.

One of his wishes was that I not lose ParagonRV.com, the domain for a camper he designed and planned to produce.  While I can’t market his camper, I will redesign it and repurpose it in hopes of making it profitable again.

In the meantime, I am working on getting new direction in IM and getting started again.  While the timing of my father’s passing has had some effect on my progress, it was not cause of my needing to start over.  In Rich-Dad Poor-Dad, Mr. Kiosaki pointed out that when he experienced his first failure, his rich dad celebrated.  The reason was that failure is not an option, but an expectation.

Failure comes about as the result of doing something.  I will be blogging about it here soon.

For all of you who have sent your condolences, thoughts, love and prayers, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Please keep your thoughts and prayers coming as I move into this new phase of life and as I continue to pursue the career of Internet Marketing.

Good bye and God Bless you, Dad.  I am looking forward to seeing you again.

Thank you and God Bless you to my readers and friends.

Buck

P.S. This will be the last article related to his passing.  It is now time to go back to life and to business. Thank you for bearing with me.

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