#1114: Fish Talk

Have you ever wanted to talk to your son?  Like, really talk?  Life can come at them hard and fast in today’s world.

Chris was concerned about his son after cancer took his wife.  His son always said he was fine, but Chris wondered.

On a campout with their troop, when all the rock-climbing and tower-building was complete, Chris and his son went to fish.  As the sun was setting and Canadian geese circled in to settle on the opposite side of the pond, Chris’ son said simply, “Mom would have liked this.”

Chris was quiet.  “I miss her,” his son said, then broke down in tears.  Chris dropped his rod and wrapped him up in a big hug, and they were able to talk– really talk. Make space to hear your son’s heart.

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