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Father’s Day celebration is an opportune time to laud fatherhood; remember the contributions our husbands have made to family life and celebrate their lives and good works as fathers to our children.
My hubby is my bosom buddy and best friend. I sit here trying to find the words to express just how much that means but feel each sentence is bound to be inadequate. With him, I was able to discover the true meaning of devotion and unconditional love for family -- not just that which may exist between a man and a woman but the love that brings forth caring and ministering regardless of the circumstance.
On my husband's God-given role of a father, he regards our children, each and every one, as a gift versus an ever-growing burden. In a culture that ridicules those with choosing life, his openness to accept God's plan for our family is praiseworthy. One of my most precious memories is during and at the birth of our four sons. To see his face so full of fondness and elation as he welcomes a new child, is indeed fodder for jubilation.
He's a hard-working, doting, amiable, big-hearted father who stands by his children as they struggle through life’s intricacies. He is their guardian. He doesn't place unreasonable expectations from them but encourages by example. He shares some tough lectures from time to time out of truly caring about them and their future. He always believes that being true to his children, coming out in an overwhelming simplicity of taking care and providing their needs and spending exorbitant amounts of quality time with them are the keys to becoming a good father. I now realize that he is not doing it just for himself. He is doing if for the love and commitment to his four adorable sons. He is doing it for their future demonstrating that anything worth having is worth working hard for. And for that my children will forever grateful to him for giving them a purposeful life.
Certainly our relationship - both as a couple and as a family has not been without trials and challenges. Through the years, I have witnessed my husband's gauge of our life together and his ultimate recognition of our family and children as God's blessings. The respect and admiration for each other however are deepened (along with that of our children's) as we continually renew our commitment to our marriage and our family - together.
To view him today as a family provider and protector of our marriage, our family, our home is an honor. He is a grand example for the roles of father, husband, God's worker, patriot and public servant all rolled into one. While it is unlikely that he would ever be publicly recognized for any accolade, for me he has already earned his place as the lifetime achievement award for the "Best Father of the Year." And if his children will be allowed to evaluate him on a scale from disappointing to very good father, definitely he blows the top off the scale.
Thank you Dad for the love and care for our family.
