I love Spring! It is my favorite time of year! And Easter is my favorite holiday. Everything has a new beginning.
Today is Dampa's 90th birthday...I can't believe he's 90! He is a big part of the reason I feel so connected to Spring time. Growing up Dampa took Chrissy and I on walks around the WFU campus, and every time we passed a vine of morning glories he would say, "Morning, Glory!" and mean it! Every one of God's creations deserves a heartfelt greeting in the morning, and that is just what they got. To this day, when I see a morning glory, I tell her hello, and I think she smiles back at me.
Dampa is a retired Presbyterian minister. He never pushed us to do more at church, but he always made sure we knew our bible stories and that we took time to think about God. I am a Christian, I believe in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, but on a day-to-day basis I find myself to be more faithful than religious. I find more inspiration from God's earthly creations than I do from a church pew. What better time of year to be Faithful than Easter...it's easy to believe in God, and to believe in the birth of Jesus...but to believe he was crucified to death and 3 days later was Risen from the dead...that, my friends, takes FAITH!
Every day I wake up and have Faith that God watched over my son during the night so that I could sleep. (believe you me, without faith, no parent would ever sleep...we would hover over a crib all night watching to make sure our child took one breath right after the next) Every day I have Faith that God will see me safely to work and home again. Every day I have Faith that God will help me be the best parent I can be. Every day I have Faith.
Our parents, grandparents, siblings and friends all shape us into the people we become. Dampa played the biggest role in shaping my life as a Christian. Today is his 90th birthday. Today I will celebrate Dampa, this weekend I will celebrate the Rise of Jesus Christ from the dead. All the while, I have Faith that my son will have some of these same influences in his life and grow up to be a strong and Faithful Christian with amazing people to look up to just as I have.
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