Episodes
Saturday Jul 10, 2010
In the Mines
Saturday Jul 10, 2010
Saturday Jul 10, 2010
John Lawson Totten (top left) then Cora beside him. Dad, Howard, is the baby. Several years ago dad and I took a vacation together to visit the area in West Virginia where he grew up. We took a tour of a coal mine that had been turned into a museum. Dad told me about his father some times working two shifts. The person that gave us the tour had been a coal miner himself and told us how they would lay on their side in the wet and cold and use their picks to chip away at the vein of coal. Dad knew his father worked hard but until that time he hadn't realized just how hard and dangerous his father's work had been. Dad told me a lot of stories. He showed me the place where he first kissed a girl. We would stop off the highway when was came to a stream, would take off our shoes and socks and sit on a big rock soaking our feet and legs while I'd listen to his stories. Everyone should be so lucky.
Sunday Jun 20, 2010
When I close my eyes
Sunday Jun 20, 2010
Sunday Jun 20, 2010
Dad singing "When I close my eyes". Happy Father's Day Dad.
Thursday May 27, 2010
Thursday May 27, 2010
Saturday May 08, 2010
Saturday May 08, 2010
On the Wings of an Angel
Saturday May 08, 2010
Saturday May 08, 2010
I can see this as Dad sings a chorus to "on the wings of an angel".
Sunday Apr 25, 2010
My Pretty Bird
Sunday Apr 25, 2010
Sunday Apr 25, 2010
Dad sang this to me when I was little and now and then when I appreciated it as has old son.
Friday Apr 16, 2010
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
Send me the pillow that you dream on
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
Dad's voice - another chorus.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
Heaven's Sounding Sweeter All The Time
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
Wednesday Mar 03, 2010
As Dad was realizing he might not live through his cancer he became more emotional when singing certain songs like this one. He was a believer and knew he would see Jesus and his family and would be healthy once more. Even so, I think it is natural to be afraid of the unknown and to think of what you are leaving behind.