Family Time

Father's day has come and gone. This year we had the joy of Natalie, Damon, Isaak and Jason coming home. Jason lives in Lexington and Natalie's family lives in Wilmington,North Carolina. They had some car trouble on the way home and had to rent a car for part of the trip. They were able to get their car to a trusted garage in High Point for repairs.

Isaak is now 17 months old and has lots of energy and is strong as an ox. He enjoys running, playing, getting into everything and giving his Granna all she can handle.

Jason helped me put together a new gas grill that I had been hauling around in the car for a month. Then he cooked a great meal for us Sunday evening. By 2 Pm on Monday they had all left for their own homes. Yes, we had a great Father's day. It has been very hard for all of us to get together and to have it happen on Father's Day made it very special!

The only sad part of the holiday is that it has been almost 4 years since my father passed away. There are some things that will never change and although Dad was a great father and Christian who had dedicated his life to God as a young man during WWII there are some days that he is really missed. I have always been proud to have a father like James H. Whitlock and I think it is the reason that my family and I miss him so much. As children growing up and even as adults it was always important for us to consider what Dad would do, not out of fear, "as he was a very gentle man", but out of love and respect. The world wouldn't have many of it's problems today if everyone had a father like I had.