When I first started blogging a little over five years ago, my father was one of my greatest fans. He would wonder where the things I wrote evolved from. In fact, he would comment that he could never come up with new topics all the time.
I credit my creativity in writing to him. Even though he was quiet, he had this sort of quirk about him. I was refreshed reading some of his letters from his teen years. He seemed to always find something to comment on in a fresh light. Add into that mix a mother who grew up in a dysfunctional home and yet still held hope that the light at the end of the tunnel was heaven and not a train.
Dad is now dead and mom has Alzheimers. The blog no longer entertains them. But I’m thankful for the encouragement they have been to me. Not just in providing a roof, food and education. More than that, they have been the creative ones who pointed me to the original creator. They have helped me to yearn after that which is beyond the ordinary.
With Mother’s day and Father’s day fast approaching, thank you to both my parents!
Amen. (: