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By Andy Frizzell<\/strong>
\nA man, in his chair, with an open Bible.\u00a0Every morning this is how I would find my father. When I think of my dad this is the image that comes to mind. I feel like it is the best way that I can introduce you to\u00a0my father. He is a man of the Word. In my life,\u00a0all of our family decisions came down\u00a0to two things, prayer and the Word. As all sons and fathers do,\u00a0we had our disagreements and our fights,\u00a0but these always ended in two ways, prayer and the Word. My father was a constant reminder of my Father even when my life was drifting away from both.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nRecently I had the opportunity to take a two-day road trip with my dad. We were moving back from California to Tennessee,\u00a0and he volunteered to share the driving responsibilities and make the trip back with me.\u00a0The first day was perfect;\u00a0the scenery ever changing:\u00a0farmland, high desert, pine forests, red rocks, plains, and big skies. We bounced from truck stop to truck stop making a quick detour onto the hallowed Route 66 for a quick cup of coffee and then back to the grind of 1-40. After stopping in Gallup for the night,\u00a0we made our way,\u202fwith a blown tire in Amarillo and a missed stop in Norman,\u202fback to Nashville. We drove 27 hours (with stops) without sleeping! It was quite an adventure with connection time we had sorely missed. We caught up on four years of face-to-face conversation in 2 days.\u00a0<\/span>
\nI realized on that trip how much I had missed my dad. He was older, the lines on his face deeper, different. I am a father now and needed so desperately to connect to the wisdom of my own father in rearing my sweet baby girl. There was so much we had both missed and I thanked God that He was now providing an opportunity to have more of this, more father and son time. We encouraged each other in ministry, he provided advice on fatherhood, we bonded over music old and new, and\u00a0we\u00a0laughed at all the old stories we tell almost every time we get together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nI was reminded on that trip exactly the legacy my father was leaving. It was a legacy of service to our Father. Just being in his presence is a reminder of being in the presence of my\u00a0Savior. His patience and humility have been\u00a0life-changing\u00a0attributes to an\u00a0impetuous\u00a0and\u00a0prideful son. I look now at the man I am becoming and realize just how many lessons I have learned from my father. As I grow and change and strive for a closer relationship with my Father,\u00a0I hope my\u00a0daughter can one day use similar words to describe the lessons she learns from her father about her Father. As I continue to grow,\u00a0I hope the same can be said of me that I am a man, in his chair, with an open Bible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Andy Frizzell A man, in his chair, with an open Bible.\u00a0Every morning this is how I would find my father. When I think of my dad this is the image that comes to mind. I feel like it is the best way that I can introduce you to\u00a0my father. 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