Father's Day
I sure do miss you! I hope if you are watching me, you're happy with how I am turning out. I hope I'm brave enough, adventurous enough, and joyful enough to be a chip off the old block. You taught me lots of things, but probably one of the best things was how to be friendly with life. You knew how to enjoy it to the fullest and took everyone you knew along for the ride. Rarely complaining, always ready to lend a hand, problems were challenges and tough times only built character. It showed.
You could captivate an audience telling one of your stories - young and old would hang on every word. "Tell the one about when you..." we would cry. If there were someone new in the room we would ask you to repeat the favorites "...about the time you..." A raconteur of the highest quality.
And you would listen with the intensity that most people reserve for speaking. Always there, sorting out the latest tangle I had gotten myself into, patient until I could see the solution for my self.
And whether I was heading off to grade school, or heading home from visiting you in Florida, your last words were never be careful or take care, but have fun. You enjoyed every minute and were grateful for each new day. As I have been grateful to have you as a dad.
Happy Father's Day! And although I'm sure you are... have fun!
yes - of course - that guy is YOUR DAD - I can see that...
thank goodness to be encouraged to have fun...
thank you for this
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | June 19, 2008 at 11:52 PM