Tears

During Jonah's reading at the Gumnut Cottage's story telling day during the finale of Summer Heights High.

The water works were engaged a couple times recently, both football-related...

First as I read this article "Gainesville State high school football gets the best gift of all, hope" while on the road from NC to PA after Christmas and again while observing Browns and Steelers players gather at mid-field to pray together after the game on Sunday.

I think I'm going to try to start documenting the occasions when I get choked up because those are special moments...

This afternoon I teared up as I listened to Frank Schaeffer do the same during his interview on Fresh Air as he related stories of his father's (Francis Schaeffer) struggle with depression including once when his father gave him a hug and told him that he felt like killing himself but was going to struggle on...in part because he loved Frank so much.

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