Last weekend my brother and nephew visited. My nephew makes coffee nervous, if you know what I mean. Yet, we kept him busy and it was an absolute delight to have my boys in the house. He's grown so much since that first time I held him nearly 6 years ago. His extrovert energy lights up the room and I have no idea how my brother and sister-in-law keep up with him. The visit left me with the mixed emotions of fulfillment and sadness at their parting. On Thursday, I received a letter with three drawings that I will likely keep forever and ever. These things, these reminders of love and experience sustain me through those dark days of loneliness. The knowing that there is a young boy who will become a man and that I get to be his uncle means the world to me.
It was about this time three years ago that I first walked into the house that would become mine. I knew it was old, 40 years old at the ...
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