With it being Father’s Day one can only hope that dads everywhere are enjoying their special day. Perhaps their thanking you for their brand new tie, perhaps their off to frame the picture you drew for them, maybe their sitting down to enjoy the book or DVD you got them, or the call you made. And perhaps for some dads’ the greatest gift is simply in celebrating their first Father’s Day.
If you watch the news then you know that for some, Father’s Day won’t be so enjoyable. So just in case, make every moment matter. Friends come and go, but family never will. Whether it’s a day for going on a walk, heading to the movies, or meeting up to eat, who says we should set aside just one day to honor those who influence us those most? Even if it’s just out on a drive; or being invited to hang out at the pool before watching movies with ice cream and brownies, there shouldn’t just be one day where we say thank you and I love you. It shouldn’t even have to be marked on a calendar to remind us.
Whether it's your imediate family or close friends who treat you like part of theirs, don't wait until the holidays to show that you care. Happy Father’s Day!
In conversation father can
Do many wondrous things;
He’s built upon a wiser plan
Than presidents or kings.
He knows the ins and outs of each
And every deep transaction;
We look to him for theories,
But look to ma for action.
-excerpt from "Father"
by: Edgar A. Guest (1909)
Dedicated to
The Russert Family
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