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Ok, mom and I are gonna go see dad tonite. The nurse this afternoon said he doesn’t need as high a level of oxygen as he did, so they lowered that and hope to get him off the respirator tomorrow. So another step in the right direction!

You know, all of this made me realize just how short life is, and we really don’t have time for all the little “excuses” we make to put off doing what we know in our hearts is the right thing to do. Even when we know that it will make our lives so much better, we let fear, dread of rejection, fear of failure, etc., get in our way! We even just get “apathetic” about it, and just stop caring! When I saw my father laying there in that hospital bed connected to all those tubes, looking so helpless, I thought of the man in that bed who has always been my hero, my rock, and I thought how DARE I put off anything that needs to be done? My father sure didn’t, if he saw something that needed to be done, he did it, especially if it was to make things better for him and his family. He loves to be a big help to others, too, he taught, counseled, was sure always there me and my mom. Even my friends in school thought I had the coolest parents and always wanted to be at our house!

My dad has always been an awesome husband, father, teacher, counselor, friend, and a male role model that would be so hard to replace, I’m so lucky and awed that he is my father.

So, where am I going with all this? That everything I do have a purpose, and I no longer cower to fear and insecurities when faced with the task of doing the right thing even when it means stepping out of my “comfort zone”. My father is very proud of me, we have come a long ways, and I want to be deserving of that. That is why I made myself get up and workout this morning and will continue, I want to be the woman my dad sees in me.

Ok, buddies, sorry for the sermon, but this has been inside all day, and I had some time to write it out.

Let’s do this, and not be afraid to stretch our wings as far as they can go!!!!