I know how incredibly blessed I am to have the father that I do. My dad works very hard for his family. Even now that he is not financially responsible for the four of us, he continues to do a job that is not his passion and that is becoming physically more difficult for him. My dad, as educated as he is, took whatever job he could to make sure we had food on the table. But he more than just provided food. He sacrificed so we could do sports, theater, and be kids.
But what I owe my dad more than anything is a big thank you for the spiritual role he has played in my life. My dad is someone I can always count on to pray for me even before I ask him. I was in church today thinking about my dad and how if it weren't for him I'm not sure I would have the spiritual life that I do or even the life that I do. Shortly after Brand and I got engaged, Brand told me of the day he asked for my dad's blessing to propose to his little girl. After my dad gave his blessing he said something to Brand that resonated with me. He told Brand: "I have prayed for you since the moment I first held her". That's the kind of dad he is. The moment I arrived he started praying for my future (my parents never knew the sex of their children until we were born, otherwise I bet he would've started praying about my future husband even sooner!). My dad continues to ask me what he can pray for and also tells me what we can pray about for him. I have learned so much from my dad and still have so much to learn from him.
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| Daddy's girl :) |
I am also proud to say that I am the sister of the best new father ever. He's been a dad for 3 and a half years and man is he good! He loves that little boy more than anything in the world and it definitely shows. And Ollie also definitely admires his dad. I love seeing those two interact. It's really neat to see fatherhood in action in the years that I don't remember. In fact I'm kind of sad that I don't remember being a really little kid with my dad because I bet it was a lot of fun! I think you can really see how good a parent is in the tough times. I've seen Josh have to discipline Ollie. He's so loving and gentle with him yet stern. I can't wait to see Josh teach him how to ride a bike, teach him how to ski, and teach him how to be a good person. All this is amazing because Ollie's dirty diaper was the first diaper Josh had ever changed. So he went from a complete newb to stellar dad in a matter of seconds. I also have to say that seeing your sibling take on this all new important role is incredibly strange and awesome. Looking at the guy that once endlessly tease me be so gentle with his baby is very surreal...but I love it :) Oh and Josh here are my two cents..I really think Ollie needs another sibling because more kids need to be raised by you (and Rheanne of course) because they are sure to turn out world-changers.
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| Josh meets his son :) |
And to my father-in-law. I could not have asked for a better father-in-law. He is an incredibly smart and thoughtful man. He opened his arms to me the minute he met me. And every time we see them I feel closer and closer to him. He is caring and I know I owe him a lot for raising such a respectable and smart man for me to marry. (I also can't wait to see him as a grandpa because it'll be great to see this man turn into a big old softie like he does with his grand-dog).
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| My new family |
Basically I'm blessed. I know there are a lot of crappy dads out there and the fact that I have three wonderful ones in my life is amazing.
Thank you dads! I love you all!
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