After 31 years of experience as a Husband and a Father, the emotions are heart felt this June 16th, 2019. The eyes are moist, thinking of so many wonderful memories. My Daughter and Son have a Dad who has been there for them, whenever they cried or whenever they called (texted).
Having a day of recognition as a Father is twofold, especially if your reflection is on the journey of marriage as being completely integrated. Seeing the wonderful process of being a Dad, is completely enhanced when your life partner is there by your side, to share all that life together has to offer.
When you have the responsibility and the challenges of Fatherhood in front of you, the only context you have is your own childhood. Fathers Day is not just about anticipating the future, yet it is also reflecting on your own past. How are you the same or different than your own Father?
You have the opportunity from day one as a Dad to be different and to be better. You will lose sleep and you will ask yourself how to achieve all that you had growing up and so much more for your own kids. Everyone has a Father, and you have a choice.
Are you capable of being a true partner with your wife to develop a wondrous team effort? How will you work together to solve problems, provide all that a child requires in their first two decades of life? And then that point in time arrives sooner then you wished, the day your child drives off for the first time in your automobile alone.
This is the point in time as a Father, when you feel so helpless and at a loss of control as a parent. Think back to the past 16 or so years at that point. This is when prayer, is even more of a refuge.
To my Daughter T. and Son C. on Fathers Day. I am so proud of both of you. Thank you for being my kids who allow me to love them so much. Thank you to my wife C. for finding me, understanding me and giving us such wonderful children...so much love to all!
Happy Fathers Day 2019
Having a day of recognition as a Father is twofold, especially if your reflection is on the journey of marriage as being completely integrated. Seeing the wonderful process of being a Dad, is completely enhanced when your life partner is there by your side, to share all that life together has to offer.
When you have the responsibility and the challenges of Fatherhood in front of you, the only context you have is your own childhood. Fathers Day is not just about anticipating the future, yet it is also reflecting on your own past. How are you the same or different than your own Father?
You have the opportunity from day one as a Dad to be different and to be better. You will lose sleep and you will ask yourself how to achieve all that you had growing up and so much more for your own kids. Everyone has a Father, and you have a choice.
Are you capable of being a true partner with your wife to develop a wondrous team effort? How will you work together to solve problems, provide all that a child requires in their first two decades of life? And then that point in time arrives sooner then you wished, the day your child drives off for the first time in your automobile alone.
This is the point in time as a Father, when you feel so helpless and at a loss of control as a parent. Think back to the past 16 or so years at that point. This is when prayer, is even more of a refuge.
To my Daughter T. and Son C. on Fathers Day. I am so proud of both of you. Thank you for being my kids who allow me to love them so much. Thank you to my wife C. for finding me, understanding me and giving us such wonderful children...so much love to all!
Happy Fathers Day 2019
