It was the best Father's Day for my father. Last week, as he visited my mother, she had trouble reconnecting him. At church he said to me, "I hope today with mom is better, she did not know who I was last night". So, all I could do was think and pray, 'God please let it be a good day with my mother today, my father needs that'. He visits every night, even when she does not know who he is. He just acts like an old friend of hers, or in her mind, her father's. I can't imagine what that would feel like..... if my husband did not know me, how crushed I would be. I realize it is the effects of the disease, but it has to be so defeating.
My father is my pillar of strength! No matter the adversaries in his life, he tries to keep a positive outlook. I think of what I have learned the most from him.....simply be true to yourself and honest with others, never apologize for your beliefs, treat others as you would want to be treated and one most important lesson.......model what you want your child to follow! Dad, I am so very proud of you.....the man, the husband, the son and the father you have been. I am simply....one very lucky girl to be blessed with you as my example!
Well, God answered that prayer and it was priceless to see his joy! Most important was the look in my mother's eyes after they shared a kiss. Oh yes! She knew who this wonderful man was! Simple little things like that mean more than anything!
I love you so very much my dear father! Thank you for being a man of great character!
