Funny how life works, it was years after my mom and dad had both
died that I understood and appreciated how hard my dad had worked to pay for my
mom’s cancer treatments. In the end the
costs drove our family to bankruptcy, and what I will never forget is my dad’s
courage to try! How many times did I watch
my dad fail, but he always seem to come up with the courage to begin
again. Today, as I thought about my
birthday tomorrow, I couldn’t help but recognize the influence my dad had on
the way I have approached life.
The beach pier took me past the hot sand, a slight left over
deeper water, and then it abruptly ended just before the breakers. As I walked the pier it became a metaphor for
life with all its challenges, my failures, and all the times my life choices
meant leaving the safety of the pier. I
was blessed with my dad’s courage to try and my birthday wish 15 minutes before
midnight and my birthday is that my life has passed his legacy on…….
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