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~Last year, on this very day, my Daddy passed away. I miss him greatly, but I know in my heart we will be together again someday.

~My Daddy was a trucker when I was born, so I rarely saw him. Mother made him out to be the bad guy, filling my little head with lies. How could I know any better? Even so, I still loved Daddy more than I loved mother. I never could figure out why. It was just a feeling. Now I know why. Daddy was an honest, hard working man, who loved his family and loved God. Mother is a snake in the grass.

~August 29, 2007. The date my world came crashing down. I visited him in ICU that day, somehow knowing it would be the last time I saw him. I also knew he would pass around ten o’clock that night. Ten-thirty I got the call. I know God was keeping me informed. He prepared me for the worst experience a young girl could ever go through. The last thing I told Daddy was I’d see him soon. I’m going Home one day. O Glorious Day.

~Daddy could never figure out why I was so proud to be his little girl. He was an infamous truck driver, Hercules Smedley. He was a wonderful father to me, my sister and my brothers, and a great husband. He was a good friend, a good man, and a true cowboy. He was one of the last of a dying breed.

~I loved my Dad. I always will. I'm a Daddy's little cowgirl. Forever and a day.