Fathers

So...I'm really an effective blogger! It's been about 1.5 years since I wrote here--a lot has happened.

The most "earth-shattering" for me has been losing my dad on February 7, 2009. This hit me harder than I ever anticipated. Losing a loved one is never easy. After all these months, the waves of grief still come and go; I am told that this is completely normal. Yeah, normal!

So what gets me through? First, knowing that my dad really loved me. I didn't know that for a long time. Second, knowing that my dad knew we loved him. Third, that I witnessed some real "heart-changes" in my dad; I really believe that he died in a "right relationship" with God.

So now I am without my earthly father. But, praise be to God, I am closer than ever to my Heavenly Father. This is one relationship that will never end and one that will always grow stronger as long as I continue to let God be God of my life. Thanks be to God.