ive been pretty focused on loss this last year. not without good reason. its just been in my face demanding all my attention. ive had to make a serious effort at times to see the blessings, or to see the potential for good in certain people or situations. when this mess of a year first started i took a weekend away with kleigh and stayed in minneapolis. we went to a twins game. i got in line to buy the cheapest possible seats because i didnt really expect a 2 year old to sit still for 9 innings of baseball. i figured id keep her entertained with hot dogs, ice cream and cotton candy. after standing in line for a minute or 2 i got a tap on my shoulder. i turned around and found a stranger asking me if it was just me and kleigh going to the game. i said yes. he said "here ive got two tickets for you.". i was shocked. i said thank you and he walked away. i looked at the tickets to see what gate we needed to walk to and realized they were expensive tickets. behind home plate. i chased him down and offered to pay him or return them to him. he demanded i take them. turns out he was sitting right next to us. every time kleigh wanted something he demanded that i let him buy it for her. hot dogs. ice cream. cotton candy. she had a blast. a 2 year old sat through 9 innings of baseball!
i love baseball.
my wife had just announced the day before that we were done. i was sleeping in a hotel that night. i would lay awake all night wondering where my life was going and what would become of my marriage...my family...my home. but for 3 hours the kindness of strangers made kleigh smile. and for 3 hours i didnt feel the weight on my back. people are capable of beautiful things. it seems simple to give someone baseball tickets. but that day it was more than a baseball game. it was normalcy in a world that had recently been flipped upside down. and for that i thank whoever it was who gave me those tickets. little things like that help to get through the hard times that seem so huge. little things at certain times are HUGE.
i dont know whats up with me tonight. tonight i see blessings and the potential for good in people and situations. and i feel hope. i love kleigh. ive gone through hell to keep her here. shes worth every tear. every lost night of sleep. i love my mom. shes living with me due to my divorce and her divorce. having her here is a blessing. my friends are great. old ones...and new ones. a new friend gave kleigh a mini golf set. (thanks Sarah) shes running around the kitchen with a club saying "daddy, lets play hockey". and i love it. i love her laughter. i love the pitter patter of little feet. i love being called daddy. i love my family. your support has helped me get through all of this. thank you. tonight i see past the loss. tonight i see what ive gained. and tonight i believe that God can use all this for good. and he will. i may doubt it at times. i may even say its not so at times. but tonight i know it.
my grandma died a year ago today. i miss her. she was grace. she was love. she was a collection of moments that made me believe in the goodness of humanity. she is proof to me that love is more powerful than loss.
i love baseball.
my wife had just announced the day before that we were done. i was sleeping in a hotel that night. i would lay awake all night wondering where my life was going and what would become of my marriage...my family...my home. but for 3 hours the kindness of strangers made kleigh smile. and for 3 hours i didnt feel the weight on my back. people are capable of beautiful things. it seems simple to give someone baseball tickets. but that day it was more than a baseball game. it was normalcy in a world that had recently been flipped upside down. and for that i thank whoever it was who gave me those tickets. little things like that help to get through the hard times that seem so huge. little things at certain times are HUGE.
i dont know whats up with me tonight. tonight i see blessings and the potential for good in people and situations. and i feel hope. i love kleigh. ive gone through hell to keep her here. shes worth every tear. every lost night of sleep. i love my mom. shes living with me due to my divorce and her divorce. having her here is a blessing. my friends are great. old ones...and new ones. a new friend gave kleigh a mini golf set. (thanks Sarah) shes running around the kitchen with a club saying "daddy, lets play hockey". and i love it. i love her laughter. i love the pitter patter of little feet. i love being called daddy. i love my family. your support has helped me get through all of this. thank you. tonight i see past the loss. tonight i see what ive gained. and tonight i believe that God can use all this for good. and he will. i may doubt it at times. i may even say its not so at times. but tonight i know it.
my grandma died a year ago today. i miss her. she was grace. she was love. she was a collection of moments that made me believe in the goodness of humanity. she is proof to me that love is more powerful than loss.
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