Father's Day

OK - I wasn't going to bring this up but today is Father's Day. Today was always one of my favorite days. My dad and I would go fishing. Every year, we would get up early and head to Buckroe Beach or when things were really good, we would go on an adventure to Nags Head for the day. It was my favorite day of the year. He had his hunting with Chris and David and he had his golf with Kenny. I think he golfed with David too.
But fishing on Father's day was mine! Dad died 10 years ago on my birthday. Since that 10 years, so much has happened to me.

• had to leave teaching


• became a corporate trainer


• laid off from training


• started full time seminary the next year


• graduated from seminary


• moved to Boston


• Became a full time minister


• now losing weight

Dad was so proud of me as a teacher. I heard he talked about me to all his buddies at the construction company, proud of his daughter the teacher. I wonder if he would be proud of me now. I think he would be. He wasn't a fan of the church because of the way church treated him. But he was at my baptism. He was proud of me as a teacher but I am not an elementary school teacher. I am in a place trying to make it better than the way church treated him. I am still teaching, just teaching what he taught me.

Miss you Dad. I am working hard and I am happy. I am doing what God wanted me to do and I am with some good people. I hope you are proud of me.