Real People...Real Experiences...Real Talk You ever have one of those moments where you are wondering what exactly God is doing in your life right at that particular moment? Well, this blog post is a result of one of those moments... I am a woman who falls into that bleak category of  little girls who grew up with a very absent father in their lives. Given that notion, I should be all kinds of messed up and headed down the road of a destructive lifestyle accompanied by several children out-of-wedlock, a string of abusive relationships, poverty, lack of advanced education, etc. but I digress...If you want to read more about how I overcame growing up without a strong father figure please click on this link  " Fatherless Syndrome " . A phone call from my father about a year ago is what prompted all of these thoughts I'm sharing. Prior to that phone call, I had not spoken to my father in quite some time, something like 6 months prior to the call.  My father showed up in a dream of mine and remained heavy on my heart. So much so, I knew I needed to make time to call him sooner rather than later. Well,  he ended up calling me before I had a chance to reach him first. When I spoke  with him on the phone, I heard a concern in his voice I've never heard before as he asked me for prayer for a situation concerning his health...