FATHER’S DAY 2013

Father’s Day is a day to celebrate the men in our lives who step up to the plate and decide to be an amazing dad!  I have heard and read an old saying that states: “Anyone can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy!”  In my mind there is a lot of truth to that!  Any man can father a child, but it takes a special man to step up to the plate and really LOVE and be a DADDY!  In my eyes, my husband is such a man!

Robert is an amazing Dad!  He does things with his children and worries about them in ways that are unfathomable to me. He takes the time out to teach and show them things that are important to him and all of our lives. He often talks about missing them while he is working.  He talks about how hard it is to leave them all during the day.  He talks about how much he loves it when Ethan calls him to say “Hi Daddy” when he is at work.  He talks about how Cole grabs his legs and says “UMMMM” when he walks in the door and how that makes his night every time. He talks about how John Robert will calmly ask for help or to ride with him on a Saturday just to be with his Daddy and just what that means to him as a parent. He talks about how Maggie will say “Hey….” and start to tell of her many adventures thoughts, ideas, stories, or teenage friend drama.  He talks about this all the time and how he feels like he is missing out on their lives by being gone and working; how he wishes he could be home more.  He talks about how the kiddos can make you bonkers sometimes but he also talks about how much he loves them and needs them in his life.

Teaching the kiddos how to butcher, something important in our family.

Taking the time out to play ball with his crew!

We blink and our children are grown.  When they reach adulthood the ability to have a relationship with them is still there, but it is not as close or loving as it could be if it would have been formed correctly while the child was young.  I am so thankful that Robert is so focused on his children and the relationship that he has with them now; not because he is perfect but because he knows how hard it can be to undo damage done in childhood, and he wants his children to know that he is not perfect but that they have his unconditional love.

Yes, Robert is an amazing Dad!  In spite of all the shortcomings, mistakes, and missteps he feels he makes on a daily basis, he is richly blessed with 4 (soon to be 5) children that adore him.  Father’s Day was special this year; it reminded our whole family just how much we have to be thankful for in Robert.   

Time for gifts!!!!

Daddy got a waffle iron to make his crew breakfast!!!!

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to my best friend, lover, companion, and the ONLY man I want to have children with.  You are truly amazing and worthy of respect and praise.  Thank you for imitating the love of Christ in all of our lives, even on days when it is hard!