Father’s Day/Wedding Anniversary

  Today would’ve been my parent’s 23rd Wedding Anniversary and tomorrow will be Father’s day, so I thought this would be a good time to take some time and remember the times my Dad and I did have together before he died August ‘10.

  Even if my parent’s marriage wasn’t ideal it was an enormous blessing that divorce was never an option.  This really hits home when I look all around and see marriages falling apart and children being caught in the cross fire…it’s amazing that half of kids will be placed in this situation.

   

I can also see how through the years God brought men into my and my brothers’ lives and I’m very thankful to the men through the years who have taken time out of their day to be with three young men/boys.

It was hard not to live with a paternal influence in the house, but my Mother was very deliberate about letting us be boys, promoting our interest in masculine activities and teaching us how to shake a man’s hand.

Just very thankful for how God has worked through others in my life and He certainly is “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows…”  -Psalm 68:5

Memorial Day-9 Months

   This Saturday marked the 9 month anniversary of my Dad’s death.  We brought flowers to his gravesite and reflected on our times with him.  In some ways it seems like time has flown…we’re almost halfway through this year already…. but in other ways it seems like last fall was years ago.

 

The cemetery is called “Pleasant Meadows” and the views from this hill is amazing.  Plus, it’s only a few miles from our house.

Shooting with Dad-August 3rd

Dad shooting a .22 semi-automatic rifle.
Benjamin with a S&W .22 semi automatic.

9mm