Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful Dads, Step Dads Grandfathers, Uncles it’s a day where we honor and give thanks for the important and special men in our lives for where would we be without them. Without their love, guidance, support, wisdom we would not be the Sons, Daughters, Wives, Husbands, Parents we are today. Children do learn what they live and I had the best Father in the world.

Dads are every Son and Daughter’s Hero and mine is no exception. My Father is one of the most honorable and noble men I know. He has given his entire life to others, for he is a healer. I learned many things while growing up about him but the one thing I have inherited is the compassion and care for other people and the willingness to always help and be their for those in need. My Father is a Physician he sacrificed his entire life helping the sick and caring for them and he did it with grace, dignity, pride and most of all love.

What does it take to be a Dad it takes sacrifice, it takes the willingness to give up things for yourself to provide for your family and to make sure that your children have everything they need to not only get through life but to succeed in their life. They say that adopted children are special I believe that to be true they are the chosen ones, they are chosen by parents that need and want  a child and are willing to open their hearts and their home and give them love and security. My Father was one of those people he chose to give me a home, he chose to love and care for me, he chose to give me everything I needed and wanted and he to this day still does. I count my blessings because I truly do not know where I would be today had I not been “chosen.” Being a parent is not easy, it can be stressful, it can be a struggle  at times especially for those with special needs children but it also is the most rewarding.

My Dad worked hard and long hours everyday of my childhood from the time I was born so as to provide me with the best in medical care and every thing else that goes with raising a child. I needed so much care being that I was born prematurely and with what is called Pierre Robyn Syndrome. He sacrificed so much to make sure that I got every necessary surgery that was required in order to help me grow and live a normal life. It was not easy as back then he did not have alot but what he did have he gave to me for me and without hesitation. Why because that is what a Dad does. What he did have was unconditional love.

My Father was never home when I was growing up he was always out working helping and giving of himself to his patients and their families, often times I wished he had a different profession one that would allow him to be home it’s not easy the life of a Physician but if he had been home I wonder would I have learned that the most important thing in life you can do is give back or give to those in need. Would I have had the compassion and the love for others and willingness to help that has been with me since I was a child. I don’t know if I would have.

My Father is a hero to me because he sacrificed his own time, family and needs to make sure that his patients and their families were taken care of  and by doing that he gave me the greatest gift of all the gift of gratitude and appreciation. That is one of the most important and valuable gifts you can give your children.

I am not sure why God decided to create me into the family He did, but I am eternally grateful, thankful and so blessed.  My father is dedicated.  He is dedicated to his family.  This means that as the head of the family his most important priority is his family. My  father is affectionate toward his wife and children.  Sons will learn how to treat women by how their Dad interacted with his wife.  Daughters will form their expectations of how a man should treat them by their father’s example as well.  If showing affection isn’t part of your daily life then how will they learn?  Showing affection to ones children is just as important as demonstrating that affection toward ones spouse.  Children need to be told and shown they are loved.  A father’s love for his child does not and should not come with strings attached.  Yes, there will be times when fathers  are disappointed or even hurt, but love needs to be unconditional.  This type of love and affection toward our kids give them great freedom.  It allows them to reach further and risk more in life knowing that if they fail it will not affect their standing or change anything in how they are loved.  If you want your kids to reach their goals and do great things they need to know they are loved no matter what.

As father, you are responsible to teach. Teaching them the skills and life lessons that will help make and mold them into the person you want them to be as adults.  If you wish for your children to grow up and live with integrity, respect, and honor, well, that is what you need to not only exhibit in your life but teach and encourage those traits within them. Your son won’t learn to open doors and give up seats if he does not see you doing that. Being a Dad it is by far the most important, demanding, exhausting, frustrating, joyous, and fulfilling responsibility one can have and it also is the best job one can have.

I have been blessed in so many ways because of my Father and if it were not for him and because of him I would not have had all the wonderful opportunities that were given to me. Sometimes it seems as if children do not always appreciate or say thank you enough for what they are given but maybe it is not until one is an adult or  becomes a parent that we truly understand  and fully appreciate just what our parents did sacrifice for us. So today as you gather with your families and fathers remember to take the time to say thanks Dad for all you have done and still do for the family.

Happy Father’s Day Dad!  I love you so much and thank you for everything that you have ever done and still do for me and the family and for the many things you still do. I am appreciative and so very grateful and I thank God that he chose you to be the one person he knew I would need in my life. Your are simply put “THE BEST

From my family to your family Happy Father’s Day to you all!

What Makes a Dad
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,
He called it a Dad