Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!
I am struggling to come up with clever titles for these posts about my time in exile from Facebook. At some point, I feel I will need to go back and say hi to my connections and do some massive surgery on my presence there. In the meantime, it’s all good for me not being in that space. Next week it will have been two months which is surprising. Thanks for your support in this time away from that all-consuming and controversial spot on the Interweb.
Dad, it’s been five months since you left us. Well, we still feel your spirit among us but your physical presence is not here. I do so miss you daily. I can’t and don’t want to believe you have been gone for this long and it will only get longer as days go by. Last year was rough for us but rougher for you. One day it will be better but that will take time. Miss you dad.
There is beauty in the world. Natural and artificial. Our bodies and souls are linked in this life. We should be free to be to feel and encounter all the things that bring us passion, love and Eros. Love is love and everyone should be able to experience that without shame or ridicule. Young and old hearts be free.