"Greys Anatomy" Helped Me

  On the 18th January program one of the main characters father died.  He was devastated.  His friends knew what happened and when he came into the hallway his friends were there.   They did not say anything.  What do you say at a time like that?  But they were there.  One of his friends followed him out side and when she saw him just standing in total misery she told him he was now in the "Lost Fathers Club".   Her father died when she was nine  She said it was not a club people wanted to join and when he asked it he would return to normal because the foundation of his life was gone.  She answered truth.  Nothing would be the same.  I was moved.  I wish I could give the names of the characters involved but I forget names even of programs I like. 

  My father died five years ago.  I still want to call him for advice.  I want to call him when my hunt was great and my dog hunted well.  I miss his "sayings".  The best was, "People step over a dollar to pick up a dime."  I can't tell you how many times he caught me with this, "Do you know what I am going to do if it rains today?  I thought no chores!  He would say when I asked "What?"  He would say, "Let it rain."  Think about how deep this is.  I miss his stories of life in the 30's and how being poor meant he was in the lower class.  When I became a minister I found I realized how much he influenced me.  I was aware of the pain and struggles of the poor.  I sought to treat everyone with equal respect.  I was extra aware of the plight of the poor and I found ways to help them.  He also shared with me how the church he attended in the 30's was full hypocrites.  This turned him off to see people on Sunday act in a different way during the rest of the week.  I learned my sermons meant nothing if the members of the church had two standards.  One was for Sunday.  One was the rest of the week.  I learned to appreciate those who sought every day to live their faith.   

  So when I learned of the "Lost Fathers Club" I felt less alone.  I will never forget my father and will always appreciate what he gave me.  I know now there is a whole club of people who now what I mean.