Lunch Break: The father and the son
by LauraLoo
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all the great dads out there. And a special shout of thanksgiving and praise to the LORD – the best and most loving Father ever! <3
On to our video which highlights one special father…
One day a son tells his father:
-Papa, do you want to run a marathon with me?
- And the father said yes.
They run their first marathon together.
One day, the son asks his father:
-Papa, do you want to run with me Ironman?
The Ironman triathlon is the most difficult:
to swim 4 km, bike 180 km and run 42 km.
And dad says yes.
The story seems simple. Until you watch the video…
There is only one word to say: RESPECT
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZPs4HSl0I&NR=1&feature=fvwp[/youtube]
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Wow, amazing.
God bless them.
There are few videos that I’ve seen that get me choked up, let alone without sound (I don’t have speakers at the moment).
Gorgeous! Love is a beautiful thing.
Maestro
I learned this recently because I was having trouble with the audio on my computer too. Have you tried using earphones? If your able to hear with earphones that just means that theres a problem but its not internal. Purpose to listen to it because the music is beautiful and completely compliments the video.
Does anyone know the name of that song and who sings it?
Hi Myrtle – it is a beautiful song, very Celtic in nature. The video site lists multiple artists and the song ”Now We Are Free”. LL
Artist: Lisa Gerrard, Gavin Greenaway, The Lyndhurst Orchestra, Bruce Fowler, Yvonne S. Moriarty, Walt Fowler, Ladd McIntosh, Elizabeth Finch, Jack Smalley & Hans Zimmer
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed
across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow, or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I follow You,
You would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed You most,
You have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you.”
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND by Mary Stevenson
I appreciate the assistance, myrtle.
Actually, I was at my work computer during one of my breaks when I wrote that, so it wasn’t due to technical problems that I had to sound.
Besides, I’m a computer techie by trade, so no worries.:-)
Oh, and in case people are still wondering, the song is the theme from the movie Gladiator, and it is indeed called “Now We Are Free.”
That’s so beautiful! I had tears streaming down my cheeks watching that. What a beautiful thing that love is! Praise God!
Love!!