11/27/2008
I put together this video for my Dad’s funeral. It is made up with a bunch of scanned photos, some newer ones, and a couple great songs. The first tune is “The Times They Are A Changin” by Bob Dylan. The second is “That Great Day” by Jonny Lang. A lot of people tell me I look a lot like my Dad when he was younger.
11/24/2008
The last few weeks have been a huge struggle for me. There has been so much bouncing around in my mind. I feel God is stirring me up in all sorts of new ways, but still I remain confused and struggling. I was reminded this weekend at Church of a great verse in Revelation:
“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first.” – Revelation 2:4-5
What a reflection of my own heart! I long for the genuine and simple love for God that I once had. I pray that this season in my life will be one of repentance, revival, and renewal. Here is another great verse that has been in my heart during the last few weeks:
Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
for your sins have brought you down.
Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.
Assyria cannot save us,
nor can our warhorses.
Never again will we say to the idols we have made,
‘You are our gods.’
No, in you alone
do the orphans find mercy.” The Lord says,
“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
my love will know no bounds,
for my anger will be gone forever.” – Hosea 14:1-4
That is all I have for now…
11/17/2008
The drive home was long, but a little easier this time. I got a new deck for my car that connects to my ipod, so I was able to listen to some podcasts and some an audiobook on the way home. I bought The Shack from audible.com. It was a long 8.5 hours to listen to the book, but I really liked it. I know there is a lot of hype about the book and some controversy, but if you are reading with an open heart and able to look past a few shady details, it really has a great message. Any thoughts on the book that you have would be appreciated.
It is crazy not to have my Dad around anymore. Several times I have reached for my phone to call my Dad to chat, only to realize that I can’t do that anymore. It was tough to remove my Dad from my speed dial on my phone. That will be hard to get used to.
I am back to work tomorrow. That will be a huge change of pace. I am so thankful for all the time I was able to take off. I know I will never regret the time I was able to spend up in Calgary during the last couple months. I was able to have almost 2 months off! What a blessing!
Now that things are going to be sorta “back to normal” I will be back on the blog more often and back to my twitter too.
Back to Reality.
11/08/2008
Today my Dad died at 12:45pm. I was there in the room with him with my two sisters and my mom. It was such a peaceful thing. Way different than I thought. I am so happy to know that he is free from pain, but so sad that I will not see him again this side of heaven. I love him more than I could ever write on this blog. I will miss him more than anything. Today I lost my Dad and also my best friend. Thank you all for the prayers that were prayed for me, my Dad, and our family.
Vin & Dad
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