Happy Father’s Day
My sister just confirmed that she will be arriving here in Katy, July 5. She will be staying with us for a while to allow her to house hunt and job hunt. Then in August both my sister and my mom will are moving down here to Texas. For many years, I have talked about what a blessing it would be to have family around us. For many years I have wanted to introduce so many of my friends to my mother and soon - wish granted. And in the midst of such tremendous joy this past week, my father has been on my mind much. With father’s day coming up I have caught myself mid-sentence several times this week recalling that - no, I will not be calling my father and telling him anything. I thought I had pretty much processed through the death of my father back in March and as it turns out I am not quite done processing. My dad spent so much of his life talking about life, talking about God, talking about his kids that seemed he left himself little time to simply treasure being alive. And in many ways it was lessons learned watching him that delivered me to the feet of my God and back to my life. And so, after 2+ years of my mom and my sister talking about moving here, they will both be here shortly. And tomorrow, on this Father’s day I will miss calling my father very much. Joy and Sorrow - what different but beautiful partners. We are meant to hold neither but rather to simply treasure each and ever moment. And as I type this note on the eve of this Father’s day I give thanks to my father for the gift of his life,I give thanks for Gods blessings beyond measure and I sit sit in sheer amazement at the miracle that is life. And to all the fathers out there - Happy Father’s day!