Ken,
My dad passed away a bit less than a year ago. I was very close to him and we have spent wonderful times together. He was very fond of wood working and I spend many hours with him working with wood. After he passed away I had great difficulty to live with the fact that he is not there anymore. I collected some of his tools from my mother and everytime I worked in my garage I on purpose used his old tools. I found myself going back to the days we did a lot of things together and relived a lot of the good times we had together. It helped me to get to grip with my own life again. Today is his first birthday that he is not with us anymore. I did think of him a lot, working with his tools helped me to put memories into place and cherish the good times we had together. Eventually the pain disapear, but the good memories will last forever.

We pray for you and your family.