Happy Father’s day to all you Dads out there. I hope it is a day that brings love, peace and hope into your life. All of you who have Dads that are still around I hope you will honor your Fathers and let them know in some way that they are very special to you.
All of you who are young fathers (fathers with small children) remember your responsibility to those children. Raise them in a home that honors God and teaches them faith. Raise them with love. Raise them with hope. Raise them in a home that is at peace with each other and treats each other with respect.
I know that all fathers are not perfect but our perfect Father in Heaven wants us to learn from Him a way of love that is not of this world. If our focus is on God and His way for the world we will not only treat our children in a way that honors Him but everyone who we meet will see God in us.
I would like to close this blog out wishing my sons-in-law, Ricky Bellow and Jeremy Parzen, a very happy Father’s Day. Tracie and Jeremy are expecting their first child and our fourth grandchild in December. As a grandfather I am excited for them as they begin a new phase of their life with the new life they are entrusted with. Misty and Ricky have already given us three grandchildren that are such a joy and blessing to us every day. Thanks to Ricky for raising our grandchildren in a way that truly examples how a father should raise their children. He is giving our grandchildren a wonderful example for the rest of their lives.
God’s Peace and Blessings to all,
Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 
June 21, 2011 at 6:49 pm |
thanks dad! we love you!!
June 22, 2011 at 7:08 pm |
Randy, I can’t tell you how much your wishes for a happy father’s day mean to me. 🙂 My very first!
Everyone always says, “you can’t know how parenthood is going to change your life until you become a parent.” I’m living that experience now! And everyday I find myself thinking to myself, wow, everything appears in a different, wonderful, and wondrous light now…
And not a day goes by that I don’t feel thankful and blessed to have become part of your family: knowing that our children (I hope there will be more than one!) are going to grow up around you and be loved by grandparents so generous in spirit and joy means so very much to me. I can’t imagine luckier children to have such wonderful grandparents. And I certainly cannot imagine a luckier son-in-law than myself.
Thank you for the wishes and happy happy father’s day to you, too. We all have so much to be thankful for this year.
Love, Jeremy
June 22, 2011 at 7:58 pm |
As a rookie father to be about to head off to the hospital and the birth of our first child, these are some wonderful words of advice to carry with me!
June 22, 2011 at 10:22 pm |
Jon, congratulations! Our prayers for a safe delivery and healthy baby are going up.
Jeremy, it truly is a good and joyous thing you and Tracie are experiencing…us too…thanks for finding us all…
Tracie, I love you too!! Looking forward to 12/21/11