Oct
18
2021
One of the passages of Scripture Dad and I memorized is Ephesians 6:10-18. Verse 12 says, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, against powers, against the world forces of darkness, against the spiritual...
Oct
15
2021
One of the essential life lessons Dad helped me with is the idea of detachment. I am very passionate and opinionated, so the lessons of detachment take me time. Dad worked to empty himself of anything that took the...
Oct
14
2021
My dad grew up extremely poor. He often told stories of the paper route he had when he was age nine. He told us often that some of the wealthiest houses on his route rarely tipped, but one house,...
Oct
13
2021
A few days after Dad died, my friend sent me a loving text and ended with: You won the "Dad of the century" award. He was an exceptional dad, I agree, and he did a few things incredibly well.
Dad...
Oct
12
2021
Several people reached out to me after the Words of Hope in which I shared not being able to hear Dad’s voice on the voice message I saved. I wanted to follow up on that story. My brother said...
Oct
11
2021
Dad died two months ago. It feels like it just happened and conversely that it happened long ago. Dad’s 12 year battle with cancer carried so many thoughts and questions about when his time would be up. It became...
Oct
08
2021
Hope, Dad’s dog knew he was dying. She lay by his bed and would rest her head on his arm. When my dad passed away, we knew that my mom could not keep her because she was too strong...
Oct
07
2021
I opened Dad’s desk recently and found hundreds of random note cards. Some were covered in images of nature; others were blank white cards or cards printed with words like thank you or I love you. Opening this drawer...
Oct
06
2021
Dad loved the Lord’s Prayer, and it was one of his favorite ways to pray. Here is how time with Dad praying the Lord’s Prayer together would go.Our Father (I am not an only child! God, you are Father...
Oct
05
2021
My brother Jay created RPE (one of my dad’s favorite slogans, which stands for Relentless Pursuit of Excellence) and FJC—my dad’s initials Fredric James Crowell. RPE4FJC means that I commit to living intentionally in a spirit of excellence each...
