Chains That Bind and Break
Life has a way of changing directions on a dime... in the blink of an eye... in an instant. Life changed for me last Wednesday night. I got a call from my brother (actually it was a voice message b/c I was on the phone and didn't answer his call at that moment) and he said our dad was not doing well. In fact, the consensus was that he was expected to only live for a few more days at best and if I wanted to get up to see him, I better get to it. I sat for what seemed like a long time thinking about my dad and the fact that this was "it." When I get news like this, I freeze. It's like I can't seem to function or get my thoughts together enough to get moving in the direction I need to be going. I know I need to do something, but my mind is unwilling to get in gear. I went on to work on Thursday and my Uncle Bruce called me around 9:00. He told me the same thing as my brother... "Your dad is not doing well. I don't believe he is going to last long. I just