My hero?

he's a plumber by trade (no wise "cracks" please)
his family is active in his church. after a sermon that mentioned parents who have had kids that have died, he told me once he had a daughter die when she was 9. (turns out she was a step-daughter...dad was a one-night-stand.)

of course, i was shocked, i asked, "How?" "AIDS", was the answer.

the mom and the son (his, by birth, now in his teens) are healthy. are both HIV+
(gotta love them cocktails)

dad has almost left twice...it's been a rocky road, to say the least...but they have held it together. his parents have never really accepted the mom, her parents are, well, we'll say the family is dysfunctional, to say the least.

my friend would be the last to say hes doing anything herioc. he's just doing what God calls him to do. love and provide for his family.

strange...did ya ever notice? true heros....don't look like heroes. they don't look like guys and women wearing capes in the comic books......or larger than life on a screen....
or in a music video......




just look around...you'll find 'em.




sometimes they look like that guy in the plumbing truck next to you in traffic.