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The Meaning of Photos

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Have you ever looked at a photo and become flooded with emotion? It is amazing how that happens! A quick glance can send you into a state of pure joy, happiness, longing for someone you miss, or a multitude of other emotions.

This past weekend we were out on the boat, that we have the pleasure of using because my father, who passed away 11 years ago, had left it behind for us. We were cruising around the lake, pulling my sons on the inflatable tube behind us. My 4-year-old daughter, who is too little to ride the tube quite yet (although she begs to differ) was sitting on my lap. She snuggled in close and the next thing I knew she was asleep in my arms. She has not slept in my arms since she was an infant! I felt so comforted knowing that she could still let her guard down and snuggle in.

When I look back on this photo, I don’t just see a sleeping child. I see my baby, my youngest child being vulnerable. I feel the presence of my father, his love, him looking down on us and smiling. I see the joy in my boys’ faces as they bounce around on the tube and the purity of my daughter as she sleeps in my arms.

Photos aren’t always just about remembering the good times, they are also about recording the moments that are so meaningful and wonderful that we want the opportunity to relive again in the future.

This photo represents family, love, joy, a life of hard work to provide such experiences and a legacy that will not be forgotten.

I am so grateful to have these moments, and the photos of them that bring me joy time and time again

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Call Your Dad

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Call your Dad. Today.

I know, you are busy. Call your Dad anyways.


Oh, you’ll do it later? Sure, you might plan to do it later. But then later comes and goes, because you are busy.

Call your Dad. He loves to hear from you. He might not say those words, but he does.

Ok, you’ll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow won’t be so busy. Tomorrow won’t be so crazy. Tomorrow you can actually have a conversation with him, uninterrupted.

But what really makes tomorrow, any different from today? Does your Dad care if you are scatterbrained? Yelling at the kids mid-conversation? Or making the call quick just to say hello?

No, he doesn’t.

Call your Dad.


Because today, on Father’s Day, for 11 years in a row now, I can’t call my Dad. And I would give anything to be able to call him, just to talk. To say anything. To say ‘Happy Father’s Day’. To ask how he is. To introduce him to his grandkids. To show him where he live. To tell him about our lives. To laugh with him one more time. To say something as simple as ‘hello’. To tell him we love him.

Call your Dad. Because one day, you won’t be able to.

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