I am told today is Fathers’ Day. I would never remember if they didn’t keep reminding me. I think my wife does it because she wants me to remember Mothers’ Day.
I tell my kids that with children like them, every day is Father’s Day to me. All I need to do is look at the photos on my desk or find a pacifier that my granddaughter left in a special place and I am overwhelmed by the blessings.
Fathers’ Day has a lot in common with Easter and Christmas. If you claim to be a Christian and only darken the doors of the church on a few special holidays, I have bad news for you. It don’t mean a thing. The same is true about honoring your father or, for that matter, you mother. If it is just a thing you do because you don’t want to tell people you did nothing, you have done nothing.
Being a parent is one of God’s greatest gifts. I rejoice in the children He gave me. I hope they are glad I am their father.
Happy Fathers’ Day. I hope it is just one in a constant stream of fathering days in your life.
homo unius libri
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