Husband Walter on
Father’s Day 2013
In our younger days, proud
papa Walter and I pose with offspring Walt and new little Jeremy in October
1979.
On our way back from
celebrating Father’s Day at Husband Walter’s favorite restaurant for breakfast,
I was thinking about how thankful I am for the way he has fathered and
grandfathered through the years.
There are many
wonderful fathers who are no longer living but whose positive influence continues
in my life. But Sunday my thankfulness for my husband triggered mental
list-making of additional fathers alive and present who I consider blessings.
They are all guys who stick.
They are present with
their families physically and emotionally through the mountain highs, the
valleys, canyons and everyday stuff. They live their lives with integrity and
courage and actively make family a priority. Here are a few:
At the top are our
two sons. I am thankful of the men they have become. I am thankful that they
chose brides who share their love of family and their commitment to guiding and
training their children toward becoming loving, compassionate, responsible
adults.
Then there are the
fathers of our nieces and nephews. And I am also thankful that I can add both our
sons’ fathers-in-law to this list.
I appreciate that our
sons are embraced in warm, loving, intact families led by their wives’ fathers. Our sons' fathers-in-law surround our grandchildren and their other grandchildren
with love and models for living a life with joy.
Blessings indeed.
“Sleepy” musicians
granddaughter Molly Kate and Baboo share silly times and tunes on the floor
during a visit to our home Saturday.
where oh where does time flee so fast... i love that last photo.. beautiful and thanks for the blast from the past, a lovely family then and now
ReplyDeleteThe last picture is just priceless, I LOVE it! Gives me an idea for my own photo do do. I always think of one word when seeing a picture of Walter "Kind". You are all so cute in the younger picture!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so blessed to have had such a great man in your life. BTW you look a lot like my friend Barbara when she was younger. She too has a wonderful head of hair. Dianne
ReplyDeleteI like your "old" family photo - isn't it priceless to look back on our younger years? To be blessed with good men - we are both very lucky.
ReplyDeleteI loved the photo of you two in your "younger days." Boy, didn't those days go by quickly? You are truly blessed by your husband. I think that is why your sons are such wonderful men.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me cry, Mom. Love you
ReplyDeleteSounds like your family has lots of great men. They have had some influential teachers in their lives.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet Father's Day post! I especially enjoyed the photographs--the old one and the recent one, as well.
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