Father's Day

I love my blog because it gives me an opportunity to look back and see where I was. Today I searched for posts about Father's Day and I've never written a post about it before...interesting. Today, I'm celebrating Father's Day.

I was blessed with a wonderful dad. I'm grateful for all of his love and support throughout my life. I miss him everyday. He died nine years ago, but his presence in my life is still noticeable.

Here are some things that I celebrate about my Dad:

I celebrate his JOY.
I celebrate his positive attitude.
I celebrate his love for his children.
I celebrate his enthusiasm.
I celebrate his risk-taking.
I celebrate his ability to reflect.
I celebrate his presence.

Dad was there. He showed up. He and I loved to talk and talk and talk. My favorite times with him were road trips or walks. We would just spend time together and have fun.

Dad made mistakes too. He owned his mistakes and worked to improve himself. Dad was fiercely independent and he taught his daughters to be the same way.

Dad loved life. He lived everyday fully. He laughed and listened and loved. I know that he's proud of me and he loves me. Dad told me that every time we talked.

I just went to look for some emails and pictures to include in this blog post when I stumbled upon two old notebooks. 

One of the notebooks was the one I used when Dad died. What are the odds of discovering that notebook while I'm writing about him?!?! (Thanks, Dad!)

Here are some entries from that notebook and an old picture of the two of us. Here's a draft of my final birthday gift to Dad:

Here's a first draft of the eulogy I wrote for Dad:

Happy Father's Day, Dad! Love you!!

Thank you to Ruth Ayres for providing this space to share our celebrations. Please join us and share your own!