On The Stump
Hey dad. Was just on a hike. I was walking near the base of the mountain and scaled up to the base. I saw a few stumps there and relaxed for a moment looking at the apartments over the highway. Watching some of the cars drift below I caught my attention on a few stumps. I was compelled so I sat on one. Then I pictured you sitting on the one next to me. About a 20 minute walk from my house I wondered to myself. If you were there what would we talk about, what questions would we ask each other? Well, I would first say, I love you. Not that I have a long list of reasons, but... Well, maybe a few reasons but it's not THE reason why I would say I love you. You are my dad. Some people know you as John, or the construction guy, or even husband, but I know you as dad. Maybe God was able to teach me through the years to value that. Turns out I don’t know how old you are. How old are you? I think the other day I said 53 but honestly, I can give or take 5 years. Yeah, I don't remember ...