What's important to you????

What up blog family! Sorry for the delay. I had to step back and take a look at some things. Man, that's all I can say....MAN!!!!! LOL
I have sooooo much to share.....however, my time is short. I have to get my father back to my uncles house so he can pack to go back to New York. For those of you who didn't know, my dad has been out here visiting his brother and myself.
Ok, here we go....here is a brief description of my dad: He is 64, from Alabama. He left Alabama at the age of 19 with $25 in his pocket, and rode with his friend to NY. My dad was a young thug in Al, and became a hustler in NY. He bar tended, loan sharked, basically did what he needed to do as a man with very little education, in a new city, to survive. He told me that his granddad was a preacher back home, and they had built a church behind the house he grew up in. He once told me that he got a really bad beating because he was gambling with the offering money he used to get from his parents. LOL
My dad hasn't been a man to go to church, but has always been a man of FAITH. As he has gotten older, he realized that he needed to slow down and smell the flowers. He has reached out to family that he hadn't spoken to in years, made peace with a lot of people who he had problems with, and made time to bond with his first born son whom he hadn't seen in over 40 years!
With all that said, I love my dad. LOVE MY DAD! When I was working for Dr. Dollar, I convinced my dad to come to the NY convention so he could see my work. To my surprise, my dad showed up. I didn't get to see him, but when I finally spoke to him, he told me he enjoyed the service and he wanted a copy of the service! I was shocked.
I invited him last week, but he said he wasn't going if he wasn't dressed properly for church. When I was coming up, he was FLY! He used to take me to 125st in Harlem, and pick up custom made suits. He stayed in a suit. Always took pride in his appearance. Little did he know, I had some money coming in. Once I got my check, I surprised him and took him shopping.
I bought my father a suit! That was the one of the proudest moments of my life....to give back to my dad!
Well, I am extremely happy to say that today, my dad came with me to church! He was SHARP TOO! LOL...Pics soon to follow.
I went to pick him up this morning from his brothers house, and as he was upstairs getting ready, something just overtook me. A joy that I had never felt before. I forgot what gospel song was on the radio, but I just took in the moment. MY DAD IS COMING TO CHURCH WITH ME! As I sat there in this moment, I began to become overwhelmed with emotion. The tears welled up in my eyes, the lump gathered in my throat, and I began to stream tears of utter joy down my cheeks. This was a special day!
We sat in the back so he could take it all in. He emphatically rocked back and forth in his seat to the praise & worship! LOL Now I remember where I got that from!
He joked with the people who sat around us, made kids smile. He tried to make everyone who he came in contact with comfortable, even though he was probably the most uncomfortable person in the building! My dad got heart. After service, he was treated like a celebrity. People who I know kept coming over to introduce themselves to MY DAD. They took pictures with MY DAD. Wanted to meet MY DAD. I have tears in my eyes right now just thinking about it. TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY. Today was an important day to me because, I know he really had no intentions on being in church when he left New York. But he came because it was IMPORTANT TO ME. ......Here comes the tears again....I am just going to let them flow! DAG...now the lump! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! OK.
Ok.....I just want to say I love you dad.
to be continued