TRIBUTE TO DAD
Father's Day should not be the only day that we celebrate Dads.
I think we should make Fathers feel special all year long!
As a wife and mother I would like to celebrate husbands with
children. They are an awesome breed. I am personally thankful
for a husband who works hard so that I can be a stay at home
Mom. That is a gift to our children they will never forget. I
see him come home after a long night and gaze lovingly at our
children and in my heart I know it is worth it to him.
As a daughter I would like to celebrate all that my dad is. He
is a patient and loving man who taught me the importance of good
penmanship (LOL), good manners, faith, and how to love.
I am sure as you are reading this you can think of all the
things your Father taught you. Father's are not perfect but they
are priceless.
Let me share with you how Father's Day started...
In 1909 a woman named Sonora Dodd was sitting in a church pew
listening to a Mother's Day sermon. She began to think about her
Father, William Smart.
You see Sonora's Mother died while giving birth to her. Her
Father, a Civil War Veteran, was left to raise her and five
other children alone. Sonora wanted to create a special day to
honor him for all of the sacrifices and love he had given to her
and her siblings.
The very first Father's Day celebration was on June 19, 1910. In
1966 President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June as
the official day. It was not until President Richard Nixon
signed a bill in 1972 that it became an official US National
Holiday.
So, Let's celebrate Dads...not just today...but...ALL YEAR LONG!
Here is a link to some great breakfast recipes for breakfast in
bed for Dad: http://www.therecipefinder.com/breakfastrecipes.html
In closing, here are some famous quotes about Fathers...
"It is a wise father that knows his own child." -- William
Shakespeare "One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."
-- English Proverb
"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need
for a father's protection." -- Sigmund Freud
"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated,
let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any
fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right."
-- Bill Cosby
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!