Someone who had a positive impact throughout my childhood on my life was my dad. At the time of course I did not realize what an impact he was having on my life. I just thought that he was old fashion. Well, now I thank God for the impact he had on my life. Most every day I catch myself saying or at least thinking of things that came from my Dad. He is gone now and I wish that I could have let him know much more of just how important he was on how I would turn out as an adult. My dad was a good money manager. He could take $60 or less a week and raise 7 kids. Yes, that was a long time ago but still "$60"!
Dad was a good man. He loved his family and would do anything he could to help us. In fact he would help anybody if he could. I look back now and understand why I like to help others, I'm taking after my dad.
My dad took his family to church every Sunday. We lived too far away from church to go more often than Sunday mornings. I go to the same kind of church today. My dad was a Republican and voted. Guess what? I am one of the few "confessing" Republicans where I work. We are union and it is very unpopular to be a Republican but my dad taught me to be sure what you believe in and then not to be ashamed.
(In the picture I'm the little guy with his arms around his only sister.)
Leo's son,
alight
