The document discusses the evolving relationship between a father and child from early childhood through old age. It expresses how the father's belief in his child gave the greatest gift and how their lives were like volumes of the same book. Throughout life, the child comes to appreciate more and more all that the father knew and wished they could still talk with their father for advice. The passage also includes quotes about the strength of love and how goodbyes don't negate the time spent together.

1. Saying it with flowers…

2. “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”

3. “It is a wise father who knows his own child.”

4. I've had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started.

5. Are we not like two volumes of one book?

6. 4 years: My Daddy can do anything! 7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.8 years: My father does not know quite everything.12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.

7. “Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate people from love. It can't take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.”

8. “Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.”

9. “Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters”

10. But, I hate goodbyes…

11. Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. “Love give me strength, and strength will help me through. Goodbye, dear daddy Daddy - 02/11/1920-15/09/2002 Xenia