Today I am so grateful for my own dad as well as my hubby.
I am so grateful for my dad. He honestly changed my life. I have thanked Heavenly Father so many times for sending him to our family. I remember, vividly, the change in our home after he married my mom. Growing up without a dad for all of my young years made me so grateful for the small, but incredibly important, aspects he brought to our home. I remember at 9 being so grateful that at any moment I could ask my new dad for a blessing..this may seem odd, but that was something my friends had talked about frequently and I never got to experience. I don't have very many moments that I remember from my young years, but one of them was the night after my mom and dad got married. I knelt down by my bed and thanked my Heavenly Father for allowing me, at 9, to experience having the priesthood in our home once again. At that young age I had a tremendous testimony of the impact of a worthy and righteous priesthood holder can make in a home. So Dad... thank you for your unconditional love, your example of righteousness, your words of wisdom, and for always believing in me! I love you!
Which leads me to Dave. Dave has been more of a husband and father than I ever could have dreamed of. Those words may seem overused, but I mean it deeply. He is a worthy priesthood holder who has guided our family in righteousness. I have never met someone more selfless and someone who truly lives without guile. It's the little things he does that make him so amazing. Like every time he goes to the grocery store he brings me home flowers. He is always finding little ways to make me happy. How he leaves his burdens and stress of school at the back door and is always ready and willing to step in as soon as he comes home. I am grateful for his gentle nudges to be a little better and try a little harder. I am also grateful for the way he teaches me so much as well as our children. He is so playful and funny yet wise and sincere. I love you baby, and am so grateful for you this father's day.
Goals:
1-Find something nice to do for Dave everyday. Most of the time I am giving to the kids all day and by the end of the day I am tired. Sometimes he gets the short end of the stick.
2- Get a babysitter during nap on Wednesday and kidnap the older kids and go on a mystery date. (My sister Sue does these and her kids LOVE them). Make sure they know they are loved.
