With Father’s Day coming up on Sunday, I just wanted to say a few things. Be thankful for your father. Remember that there are those out there who have lost theirs to death or broken homes. They may not even know who their father is.
We all have our Heavenly Father, but He also understands our need for a human father during our time on earth.
I lost my father in 2005 to cancer. I remember giving him that card on Father’s Day that year with the sick feeling in my stomach that this was going to be the last Father’s Day card I was ever going to give him.
I’m grateful that I still have a close uncle, grandfather, and father-in-law that I can honor on Sunday. Still, this does not cover the loss of a parent, and it never will.
Next time you and your dad have a fight, apologize. If he is estranged, find him and patch up your relationship before it is too late. A father is a special thing.
I’m going to stop writing now because I’m tearing up.
Be glad you got a dad.
With Father’s Day coming up on Sunday, I just wanted to say a few things. Be thankful for your father. Remember that there are those out there who have lost theirs to death or broken homes. They may not even know who their father is.
We all have our Heavenly Father, but He also understands our need for a human father during our time on earth.
I lost my father in 2005 to cancer. I remember giving him that card on Father’s Day that year with the sick feeling in my stomach that this was going to be the last Father’s Day card I was ever going to give him.
I’m grateful that I still have a close uncle, grandfather, and father-in-law that I can honor on Sunday. Still, this does not cover the loss of a parent, and it never will.
Next time you and your dad have a fight, apologize. If he is estranged, find him and patch up your relationship before it is too late. A father is a special thing.
I’m going to stop writing now because I’m tearing up.
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