tomorrow i will celebrate father's day with both my dad and my husband, who is the most wonderful daddy to our kids. i'd of never guessed i'd marry a man who would be as patient and loving and gentle and generous with his time for others...as my dad. i feel i got double lucky, double blessed. this father's day i remember all the wonderful childhood memories with my dad. he would patiently and gently brush my nappy, curly hair when i was a little girl. my kindergaten picture is one of me with big ringlets in my hair that my dad made with his fingers! he ran with me. woke me up in the mornings. took me to work with him. took me to school and seminary. taught me how to swim. and how to ride my bike. he was rarely upset. he loved to laugh and i think my love for rock n roll came from him. he loves music...LOUD...and so do i. he is an artist. he see's the beauty in the sky, mountains, ocean, and nature. he is committed. he is and always has been a very hard worker. he loves keeping busy with projects. me too. he was an example to me of keeping a journal. he always wrote in his. he is so easy going. approachable. loves to laugh. knows how to enjoy time alone. he loves the gospel and has been a wonderful example to me of being fully committed. he still asks if i've gone to the temple lately and if we have f.h.e. and wonders what callings we have. he just cares and i know it. he loves me and i've always felt it. he's always been one of my best friends. he says he's gonna out live all his kids. he's a red head. blue eyes. lots of freckles. calls to say he loves me. always, always there when i need him. calls me sweetie. no matter how old i get i will always need my dad. happy father's day dad. i was so very blessed with you as my dad.
i can't say enough about ian. one day my lauren will probably write something just like this about her dad. i married well. not only did i get a wonderful husband, i got an unbelievable father for my children. i always say that if ian could have been pregnant, delivered, and breast fed our kids...he would have! i think he worries more than i do and he has motherly instincts that most men don't have. and i mean motherly! he was so, so wonderful when the kids were babies. he could calm them when they screamed out of control and i was at my whits end. he loves to take them to the park and outdoors. he loves reading and just playing with them. he knows them, individually, so well - their likes and traits and how they think. he's better as christmas shopping for them than i am! he loves christmas shopping for them! he's so sensitive to their little hearts and feelings. he wants to be a part of their special occasions and always try to show up to school performances and assemblies. they know their daddy loves them. they know he cares. they know he's the patient one. he's the fun one too! ian is a caregiver. he loves to take care of his family. he takes such good care of us. they are blessed with him. i am blessed with him. i know it. they know it too. he's my best friend. happy father's day sweetie. i'm so very blessed with you as my husband and the father of our children!
song of the day: "you're my best friend" - by queen
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