I know how hard it is to lose a parent.  I am also a recovering alcoholic so I know what an accoplishment that was for him and how it must have changed all of your lives for the better.  I have seven years now and God willing all get through today too.  All my best to you and your family.

I'm just glad that what I wrote may have helped you and your family.

Amy Jorgenson

Hello Tim,

I want you to know that I appreciated reading about your father, because I never knew mine.  You not only shared your fathers life, but gave me a glimpse of what it could have been like for me to have had a father.  You are a remarkable person because of your father, and I commend him for raising you to be the man you are today.  You will always have him in your life because he shared himself with you and he will always be a part of you.  That alone should bring you great comfort and joy.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

Hello Tim,

Thank you the invitation to share in the celebration of your fathers life
and memories you have of him. 

I lost my father when I was a very young 21 (experience of life not age in
years) My dad being a very strict and Victorian era man (born in 1896) was
a very scary man to me growing up because one look from him and I was
quivering in my shoes, so I was very passive growing up. 

My father's personal culture only became apparant to me in later years as
I matured, married and had children of my own that I was able to stand
back from my adolesence and understand more about my late father.

I cherish those early days when he was alive and there are many times
that I still remember the sound of his voice at odd times when I am going
to tackle a particular chore.

Nine years ago my mother passed away whom I was much closer to, I
miss her very much for advice etc, she had a huge impact and influence
on my life and had beautiful taste with colour and style which I do not have.

I learned that when we are young we follow our parents personal culture,
traditions, values, morals etc  and keep some or all of them for ourselves
while we develop our own.  Our parents were the ones to develop our early
molding and we have much to celebrate about having them as our parents.

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.


Kind regards
Amanda Martin-Shaver

I am so sorry for your loss, I just lost my Dad last Friday:) I was with him for his last several hours. I miss him but am glad he is now out of pain and back with my mother. I understand about the tears!

Tim,

Cor: 15:35 says, "Thou fool, don't you know that a seed does not quicken lest it first dies?

You have a very good outlook on the loss of your father, and of course you will grive, have thoughts of calling him or going to see him, only to realize that it is no longer possible to do this in the physical state.

But we that believe know that in the spirtual we can do this.

Something that many people never come to the realization of is the fact that two seeds had to be formed in order for our lives to exists.  One in the fathers loins, and the other in the mothers womb.

Out of the millions that are in the father's loins, only 1 enters the egg of the mother and dies.  Then the process of life begins.

When we are born into this world we a seed in the state of germanation and one day this seed will die, to be born into the spirtual realm.

You have been blessed, because you know that your father took the steps to assure that he will have a place with our Lord.

I on the other hand, had to watch my father die knowing that he never took those steps to assure where he would spend enternity.