"Hitherto the Lord Has Helped Us"

For All Saints' Day, I decided to assemble a tribute to my father, now in Heaven for one year (which must be like a few seconds for him). I gathered many things that were part of his daily routine and tokens that we associate with him--like his guitar, his aftershave, his sunglasses, and a book--spread over one of his flannel shirts, which was part of his winter uniform. He was in the habit of writing reminder notes to himself and I included a note he wrote, with his distinctive block print, in the last week of his earthly life.

The truth from one of Dad's favorite passages:
"And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life and this life is in his Son." I John 5:11