Friday, May 7, 2010

Happy Birthday, Dad!

In honor of the 89th anniversary (plus one day) of the birth of my father, Robert Chambers Jennings:

As I pass through the great and wonderful mystery that is life, I pause to remember you and the wonderful gift to the world...which was your life. You touched so many people in so many ways; undoubtedly, there are people alive today -- strangers -- that continue to benefit from your love of humanity. As time passes, though your acts of loving-kindness may be long forgotton, no one can deny that the world benefitted from the years you graced the earth. And although there were times when -- as we all do -- you may have felt adrift, I am sure that you are now anchored by the eternal love that someday, we will all share.

Happy Birthday. Thanks for still being here.