dad's birthday

dad turned

eighty seven

yesterday

when asked if he

felt older

he said,

“damn right…

i feel older every day”

dad is irish,

small,

and to most,

not as tall

as he once was

but then,

most

don’t see

what i

see

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man but he is brave five minutes longer.   

                                                                        Ralph Waldo Emerson

As a young man, my father, an ordinary farmer, gave himself day after day for his family. Now he is the primary caretaker for my mom whose Parkinson’s disease is advancing. Dad is staying brave every day….. for a few minutes longer.  Love you Dad.

prayer at the waterfall

Creator of waterfalls

morning light

and so much more

you surround me here 

with sounds of

gospel truth

a gurgling melody 

of“grace

given 

freely”

and i, 

like the helpless forest

flourish

at the waters

of your ravenous 

redemption

"Grace like water, flows to the lowest part."   -Philip Yancey

"Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but on what He has done for us.  Ask people what they must do to get to heaven and most reply "Be good."  Jesus stories contradict that answer.

All we must do is cry "Help".    -Philip Yancey