I grew up in a home that taught respect, love and care for each other. We were taught to trust our intuition, stand up for ourselves, and never give up.
At my father's memorial we knew the preacher would share memories of our father, but we didn't know the details of the service. He shared scripture from 1 Thessalonians 4, and focused on the following verses, "9 Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. 10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody."
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I was lucky enough to celebrate Father's Day with Alex, as well as my good ole' Dad, Buck, and the rest of my family. I gave my Dad a 2 lb. bag of Twizzlers (Thank you Sam's), and a Dobro music book. Alex's gift hasn't come in yet (yes, I'm a procrastinator), but I'll share it with you when it arrives. Dads are more important than people give them credit for, and sadly today they are losing their role as the leaders in the family. God created men and women VERY differently, and it was for a purpose. Men should step up to the role, and women should let them. If I had to think of the most important lesson my Dad taught me, it would be, "Always trust your instinct." Over my life this has served me well in so many ways, and I hope to pass it on to my future children.
Here's to a future father, and the many adventures he will have with his son. All Alex can talk about is at what age can our son use a power tool to help him build a tree house. I'm in for it, aren't I?
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