Where in the world do I go when the darkness comes?

I stood on the back deck crying. My brother had called. He let me know that our dad experienced a heart attack and was heading to the hospital.

We both thought that this might be it for our Dad.

It was Father’s Day many years ago, before your mother and I divorced.

I thought to myself — he cannot die today. Not on Father’s Day.

I was not prepared to deal with this darkness.

One of my favorite pictures of my dad and me.

We all experience darkness during our lives

Life is hard. Sometimes it is really difficult, especially when we experience darkness in our lives. Darkness can come in many forms.

Examples include death, deception, disease, divorce, injury, loss, and tragedy. All adults I know have experienced darkness at some point in their lives.

No one is exempt. We all need the ability to deal with darkness, or it can destroy us.

Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain…