My Fathers Day was a good day but also a day of somber soul searching. I?ll try to keep this short and not sound as though I?m preaching.
Both my daughters (ages 22 & 27) went to church with me. Took me out to lunch afterwards and then went home and spent the rest of the day at the house with me. I would say a very good father?s day indeed.
The dark side of my weekend; one of my oldest and closet friends had what I see as the single worst tragedy anyone could endure on this earth. You see his 17 year old daughter was killed in a single car accident Friday night. The driver, a 16 year buy, lost control of the car probably due to speed they believe and hit a tree on her side of the car. The paramedics say she died instantly.
His first chance to see her after the accident was Fathers day. He spent the rest of Fathers day planning his only daughter?s funeral.
How do you console a person after something like this? How do you tell them everything is going to be O.K. and that they will get over this, when you know that just isn?t true? This is a scar that will last forever.
My soul searching led me to realize that?s it?s not what we get for fathers day but what we already have that matters. We should act as though everyday is father?s day or mother?s day, or your child or spouse?s birthday, or your anniversary.
Treat everyone as though today is our last day.
Olie
