{"id":73,"date":"2006-04-24T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-24T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whaleylife.com\/blog\/archives\/73"},"modified":"2006-07-22T20:47:06","modified_gmt":"2006-07-22T20:47:06","slug":"approaching-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whaleylife.com\/blog\/archives\/73","title":{"rendered":"Approaching the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The anniversary of Noah’s birth is approaching. Who knows what will come with the day May 3rd. It is hard not to look to the future and wonder what I will do on that day in 5 years, 30 years. How long will I feel the need to remember, celebrate, grieve on May 3rd – whatever it is I will do. And will it be okay that first year that I don’t? I have a hard time focusing on the now. Maybe because I would rather speculate my feelings years from now then actually feel them now. I can tell you I am not looking forward to that day. Inspired by Joe Hays’ recollection of Ira’s birth, I hope to recall Noah’s next week. Like Ira, Noah’s birth and the things leading up to it, were overlooked by the unexpected events afterwards.<\/p>\n

Check back soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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