Happy Father's Day

Father's have it tough. They must be patient, not just when his children are little and it takes 4 tries to complete a 3 word sentence, but also when his children are grown and he must read 10 page essays and check physics and trigonometry homework. He must be kind, not just when his children are little and dress themselves for the first time and ask, "How do I look Daddy?", but when they are grown and going to a dance and ask anxiously, "Do I look okay Dad?" He must be calm, not just when they are little and spill milk, but when they are grown and learning how to drive. He must be wise, not only when they are little and ask why they must use manners, but when they are grown and ask where they should go to college. He must be an example of love and respect, not only when they are little and openly watch everything he does and says, but when they are grown and watch him from a distance. He must love his wife so that his children love their mother. He must love his parents so that his children will love him. He must not curse, lest he want his children to curse. He must not steal or cheat, lest he want his children to steal and cheat. He must fear the Lord and walk in His ways, love Him and serve the Lord with all his heart and all his soul, and observe the Lords commands, lest his children should become prideful and selfish. He must do these things from the day he becomes a father until the day he is called home. Father's have it tough.

That is who my husband is and who my father was. Thank you for taking the tough road, the road less travel, all ways, always. Happy Father's day.