Thank God for Fathers

Thank God for Fathers like this one:

He is patient and loving and works hard all day only to come home and roll up his sleeves to give baths, play with trash trucks, and clean dishes. We're so lucky he's ours.

Thank God for my own father...

...for always providing well for us, and loving us, and taking my children for their first boat rides.

Thank God for Stepfathers...

...for telling us jokes and teaching us about investing and oral hygiene. 

And thank God for the greatest grandfather who ever lived, and the fact that we'll see him in just a few days.

If the story was told, only heaven knows

But his hat seemed to me like an old halo

And though his wings, they were never seen

I thought that he walked on water

Happy father's day!

Counting Blessings

My friends, we had a lovely time Halloweening. I took my boy trick-or-treating for the first time and we had a blast. It turns out that he's a darn good trick-or-treater and may have never come home if people didn't start turning out their front porch lights.

But I am happy to be moving past the season of tricks and treats and onto the season of thankfulness. I love the simplicity of Thanksgiving. It's a holiday to rest, eat, be thankful, and be with the ones you love. There are no gifts, no crazy decorations, just good food and family. So let's begin being thankful and counting our blessings.

I think I'll begin with this bar, which is where it all began for me.

It just looks like a plain old bar. But if I hadn't been at Gecko in Virginia Highlands on one October night in 2001, I wouldn't have met this guy.

Total strangers we were, and now here we are. Ten years, two children, and many moments for which I am thankful. I'm so glad you ended up with us, Andy.