PREFACE
As I wrote, and read again, the story of my early life, I
found old emotions still alive which I thought had been laid to
rest. I was also amazed with the detail I could recall. Speaking
with other family members, on the other hand, revealed they had
forgotten much of what I still had engraved upon my memory. My
Mom, for example, could not remember many details though she
shared many of the experiences. Perhaps forgetfulness is a safety
mechanism. I once heard someone say that forgetting the past is
impossible; learning to live with what we remember is the key.
My life isn't any better, or different, than any other. I
felt compelled to write of my life, however, for several reasons.
I wanted my children, now growing in to the teen years, to read of
what I faced in hopes they will see that, as their dad, I faced
difficult situations as they will in their young lives. I
likewise felt the telling of my story may encourage others faced
with similar life tragedies. The hand of God upon my life is so
evident, even to me, that I trust those who come in contact with
this story will see it as well. The purpose, therefore, of
telling my life's story, is to cause each of us to recognize God
at work in our lives though we may be unable to see it.
For those reading this book who are blind, I am sure personal
identities will be made. I have no outstanding characteristics;
I've climbed no mountains; I've accomplished no horrendous feats;
I'm not famous. I am just a person whom God loves and for whom
Christ died. That, however, makes me unique in God's creation for
there is none like me - I am a snowflake; special, individual;
singular, one of a kind - as are you.
More than anything, I trust this book will assist others in
seeing themselves as God does. If you are born again, He is Lord
of your life. We need to confess Him as Lord of every situation
we face in order not to loose sight of His eternal plan for us.
Complete In Him,
Phil Scovell
September 1991
Denver, Colorado