Happy Father's Day Daddy...I Sure Miss You!

Dad at 18 in 1942

Thanks Dad…

For sitting with me under the old orange tree and eating oranges

There with me after school…..

For letting me help you irrigate the rows of roses by our old

House and not getting mad when I’d get in the way…

For walking with me to the ice cream store at Mission Springs

And listening to my silly thoughts and dreams….

For all the sacrifices you made for me I don’t even know about….

For making me feel special and important….

For being proud of me…..

For all the times you held me on your lap and just loved me….

For letting me steer the car while I sat on your lap….

For putting up with all my little girl friends and all night parties….

For all the summers we spent at Yosemite and at the beach…

For making me work out in the heat over the peach grader when

I’d rather have been swimming, and then for going to swim with me

When we were finished….

For liking me and the music I played for you….

For the gentleness of your discipline…..

For crying with me in the hospital the day my baby girl Cari died….

For loving Larry and our children……

For making sure right from the beginning that I knew Christ should

Be first in my life….

For a thousand little memories you made with me while I was

Growing up, and still make me today….

For being a terrific model as a parent, my prayer is that I may

Be that same type of parent and that I may help build memories

With my children like you have built with me…..

For being my dad, I love you happy Fathers Day!

1982

Dad and Mom at 50 Years Together