Father's Day

For the past six years, whenever Father's Day has rolled around, I'm reminded more acutely than most other days of the year that my dad's dead.

He moved on to the next world on February 21st, 1999 in San Diego, CA. I was a junior at UC Irvine. I was thinking of him last night and shed tears while I lay on my bed. Sometimes I feel like he left too soon. There is nobody in my remaining family I can look to for real guidance.

I've been searching for other father figures in my life. There's a few older men (i.e. Bob Gay, Adam Edgerly) at church I feel I can talk to. But I don't see them too often.

I think having a distant relationship with my father and then losing him when I was twenty has left a hole in me.

On 1/29/04 I wrote this in my blog (geocities.com/pye78):

"I feel like I need an older man to care about me. To be involved in my life. I need that type of strength."

I'm still searching. But I've come to accept there may never be one.

It Hurts; But It's Not Over.

I can't deny the pain I felt after watching the Lakers go down 3-1 in the Finals. But I still have faith. I think they'll win the next game in Detroit. And then take the last two games in L.A.

They'll be the first team in NBA history to ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. These Lakers, compared to other teams, are capable of pulling it off.

Now, it's time to ask the all-important question: Will the real Laker fans please stand up?

Those of you who think it's over, you're phonies.

As for the loyal ones, we're in the same boat. We still believe the purple and gold can take this series, because we have no other option.

There was a point in Jesus' ministry when a lot of his followers left him because of the difficulty of actually living out his teachings. When he turned up the heat, only twelve of his disciples had remained with him.

Similarly, the Lakers are, no doubt, feeling the heat right now. They're facing elimination. We can't give up on them. They need our support.