tears

Before Dad passed away, I rarely cried. Now, it seems like, I’m a veritable waterworks whenever anything tugs at my heart.
Tears come easily…as I’m unpacking, I have the television on and just saw an “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” clip and of course the show is meant to be a tearjerker…but…it jerked my tears. ;)
As much as it is difficult to have lost Dad when we did, I’m thankful it opened me up to empathy and compassion in ways that wasn’t accessible previous to his illness/death.