Happy Birthday, Pop

Collage by Dixie Sampier

Collage by Dixie Sampier

Last week my dad turned 70.   It’s hard to fathom because I used to think 70 was really old but I don’t anymore.   My dad doesn’t seem really old to me and I don’t think he feels that way either.   When dad was my age I was in college and it doesn’t seem all that long ago.   Time sure flies by and it seems to fly by faster the older you get.

A couple of days ago my mom, who’s a very talented artist, showed me this new kind of art she is learning to do.   She took a copy of an old photo of my dad, when he was probably about 13, and made an interesting collage with paint and paper objects.   It’s funny to think of my dad at an age when one might be worried about finding the best acne treatment.   Although from this picture it doesn’t look like he had that problem.

I love my dad and I’m glad he has lived seven decades in this life. It is because of the loving, godly upbringing he and my mother gave me and my brother that we will enjoy the next life together as well.