This blog is dedicated to my Daddy

In pondering what my first real blog post should be about, I decided to dedicate my blog to my Daddy. Bo was quite an athlete in high school--varsity basketball all 4 years and a high scorer of his team. He was a MVP and captain, too.. I'm not sure of all the years and stats, but it's still impressive to me! He was a runner--he started with three friends--Charles, Larry, and Tom. They would run from our house in town all the way out to McDonald's...haven't clocked that one yet, but I will! I remember thinking that one day I would do that~but all the athletic ability I had amounted to cheer leading. Yeah, I know you will say cheer leading is not a sport. I did try basketball for him one year, but it just didn't work out. After he died in 2000, we met with the open heart surgeon, and he was explaining to us just how bad Daddy's heart was--aortic stenosis, enlarged heart, aortic aneurysm, and congestive heart failure. The aortic stenosis had been with him since birth, and an attempted surgery to repair the valve was performed in 1959. The surgeon said that the surgery did not repair it, and he even questioned how Daddy could have played four years of varsity basketball with a heart condition like that....and he was even more mystified when we told him that when Daddy was 38 years old he ran long distances over a period of years. We weren't mystified. We know God had other plans for him than to die so young. We were so blessed to have him for the years that we did--most people with aortic stenosis to that degree simply drop dead. He had a scar from one side of his chest to the other in the shape of a W, and he said that made him "Wonder boy"! I agree--he was a wonder to me and to anyone who knew him. He was a mess, and he has two grandsons that are following in his footsteps. So Daddy, one day soon when I know how many miles it is from Edgar Circle to McDonald's, and I know for sure I can run there and back, I'm going to do it for you! And in my mind I will see you, Mr. Larry, Pastor Charles, and Mr. Tom laughing and running.