A Father's Day Tribute
Thanks for always being ready to to have fun. No matter what your day was like, you come home ready to BE with us. We anxiously await your return because we are ready for the willing excitement that you breathe into our often tired and grumpy late afternoon. Our kids know that you're just a big kid yourself by the joy and delight that you take in playing with them. They know that you will protect and guard them when you are gentle and sweet, whether it's in caring for a battle wound or welcoming them into our bed after a scary dream. They know that you care deeply for them by the time that is carved out specifically for teaching them the truths of God and His word. These times are what has sealed their love for you and it's what keeps their hearts connected to their daddy.
It's exciting to watch your relationship with Travis grow and and change and deepen every day. I'm grateful for the desire that you have to develop this friendship with him that goes beyond Daddy and little boy. I see him take such pride in taking care of manly jobs, in being a gentleman and I know that those things are being developed in him because he respects the man that you are and he wants to emulate that man. I would be so incredibly glad if he would grow to be a man like his daddy.
I love that you know Sam so well that you recognize how much he's caught between little boy and big boy and you're willing to let him be whichever he is needing to be at any given moment. You're always more than willing to scoop him up and snuggle him when he needs extra reassurance and ready to switch gears at a seconds notice when he decides the moment calls for a fierce wrestling match. He adores you.
Caroline is a blessed little girl to have a daddy who dotes on her as you do. You are smitten with her and her heart belongs completely and fully to her sweet daddy (as she calls you). She watches your every move and is learning every day what a husband and father should be. I am confident that she will never settle for less than the example you are setting before her and I look forward to the happy home that will be built because of the standards you've set in her mind.
The first time I saw you as "daddy" with our very first sweet baby it completely melted my heart. Suddenly there was a whole new aspect of you to learn about and to fall in love with. And now that continues when I watch you with Benjamin. He's always been so content with you and so happy to hear your voice and see you when you come into the room. He's been the quickest to get in on the action, always with a big ROAR to add to the commotion. He knows you're not going to leave him out. Thank you for being so completely willing and able to do the "baby thing" with all of our babies; you are so good at it.
But that's not all. Beyond all the time that you spend specifically nurturing your relationship with our kids, the very best gift that you give to them is a home where their daddy rules with kindness and wisdom and benevolence. A home where their daddy loves their mommy, not just in word but more often in deed. The way that you love me and care for me and provide for me speaks more to them than anything else you'll ever set out to teach. I couldn't be more thankful to be your wife and the mother of your children.
Happy Father's Day to our Best Sweet Daddy.
Thanks for always being ready to to have fun. No matter what your day was like, you come home ready to BE with us. We anxiously await your return because we are ready for the willing excitement that you breathe into our often tired and grumpy late afternoon. Our kids know that you're just a big kid yourself by the joy and delight that you take in playing with them. They know that you will protect and guard them when you are gentle and sweet, whether it's in caring for a battle wound or welcoming them into our bed after a scary dream. They know that you care deeply for them by the time that is carved out specifically for teaching them the truths of God and His word. These times are what has sealed their love for you and it's what keeps their hearts connected to their daddy.
It's exciting to watch your relationship with Travis grow and and change and deepen every day. I'm grateful for the desire that you have to develop this friendship with him that goes beyond Daddy and little boy. I see him take such pride in taking care of manly jobs, in being a gentleman and I know that those things are being developed in him because he respects the man that you are and he wants to emulate that man. I would be so incredibly glad if he would grow to be a man like his daddy.
I love that you know Sam so well that you recognize how much he's caught between little boy and big boy and you're willing to let him be whichever he is needing to be at any given moment. You're always more than willing to scoop him up and snuggle him when he needs extra reassurance and ready to switch gears at a seconds notice when he decides the moment calls for a fierce wrestling match. He adores you.
Caroline is a blessed little girl to have a daddy who dotes on her as you do. You are smitten with her and her heart belongs completely and fully to her sweet daddy (as she calls you). She watches your every move and is learning every day what a husband and father should be. I am confident that she will never settle for less than the example you are setting before her and I look forward to the happy home that will be built because of the standards you've set in her mind.
The first time I saw you as "daddy" with our very first sweet baby it completely melted my heart. Suddenly there was a whole new aspect of you to learn about and to fall in love with. And now that continues when I watch you with Benjamin. He's always been so content with you and so happy to hear your voice and see you when you come into the room. He's been the quickest to get in on the action, always with a big ROAR to add to the commotion. He knows you're not going to leave him out. Thank you for being so completely willing and able to do the "baby thing" with all of our babies; you are so good at it.
But that's not all. Beyond all the time that you spend specifically nurturing your relationship with our kids, the very best gift that you give to them is a home where their daddy rules with kindness and wisdom and benevolence. A home where their daddy loves their mommy, not just in word but more often in deed. The way that you love me and care for me and provide for me speaks more to them than anything else you'll ever set out to teach. I couldn't be more thankful to be your wife and the mother of your children.
Happy Father's Day to our Best Sweet Daddy.