Love you, Father. Love you, Dad.
My dad and I had a wonderful talk the other night. Sometimes there just isn’t anyone else better than dad to give you that perfect mix of pep talk where it’s, “I’m proud of you” and “You need to stick it out and see it to the end because you are a man” all bundled up perfectly in the conversation you need to push you to keep climbing the stairs of life.
You know, it’s a blessing to be at that point in life where we can talk and listen to each other, both as grown men, and to respect each other and genuinely listen to each other. Lord knows it hasn’t always been that way. And don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t him – it was me and my immaturity that got in the way for so so long.
Harold J. Ballinger 