Father’s Day

This Sunday, June 19, is Father’s Day. All I can say is….if you still have your father, let him know he’s special. I miss my father so much. He was so special.

People sometimes take their fathers for granted. My dad hated gifts. I never understood why, but it was hard to let him know how important he was to me when I couldn’t give him a token of my appreciation.

I enjoyed spending time with my dad. It was an regular afternoon ritual for him to sit down with a snack and a beverage and he liked nothing better than for a daughter or grandchild to drop by and enjoy that time with him.

We loved playing cards with him. He would ride out to my house and we’d have an evening of cards and fellowship, and I miss those times so much.

My dad was a bit cantankerous in his younger days, and when I was a child he was distant. It was a different day. Daddy brought home the bacon and my mostly stay-at-home Mom cooked it up. She managed everything at home. She kept up with our schedules, handled most of the discipline, cooked, cleaned, sewed, shopped, you name it.

But, times change. We grew up, they bought the paper down here. Mama died, and then Daddy really needed us. And it was great getting to know him. After all those years we developed a loving, close relationship. He did mellow in his later years, that’s for sure.

But, more than that, we mellowed toward each other; we loved each other, we respected each other and we had a great relationship. I hope you do with your dad. If not…start working on it now!