The month of June is not a great friend of mine.
My dad passed away in February 2012, and the way the dates lined up that following June was a bit cruel for my family. In 2012, Father’s Day landed on Sunday, June 17th. Dad’s birthday was Monday, June 18th. My parents’ wedding anniversary was 5 days later. Read more at Too Damn Young:
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I don’t keep up with Christian music nearly as much as most people I know, so I hadn’t actually heard of Jason until this past spring when I heard him perform live at a local venue. After doing his traditional “peppy worship set,” he stopped to do an acoustic set that was a little more somber in tone. (As he said, “because everyone goes to Christian concerts to be depressed, right?”)
Read more at Too Damn Young: Since publishing my first piece here, I accidentally realized that more than a few people in my life had no idea about some pretty significant moments of my life. I sort of “came out” to those (many of whom consider themselves to be close with me) who had no idea about my experiences with loss, specifically the loss of my dad.
Read more at Too Damn Young: During my junior year of high school, the first paper assigned in my English class was something along the lines of “write about what makes you who you are today.” I remember that I got my paper back with a “B” grade instead of my usual “A.” On the margins was a note from my teacher which said, “I think you know you have other things you could have written about. See me.” I have no recollection as to what my topic was, but I definitely remember what it wasn’t.
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