HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

6/16/13 As Owen asked Molly, "Why are there 3 excitements after Happy Father's Day!!! ?" Well Owen, those excitements (also known as exclamation points) do indicate excitement. Excitement for all of us who have sons and son-in-laws who are dads today, because that means we are grandparents.

So....today is exciting....except, not totally. 

Two years ago today, Daddy died. And that takes a good bit of the excitement out of the day. 

But God....reminds me of the 89 years I had with a father who loved me, never raised his voice and was known "about town" as a quiet and gentle man, noted for his integrity.

Both of us with a head full of dark hair.
 I don't remember the picture--but  I so-o-o remember Daddy!

Much like King David, Daddy "walked with integrity of heart and uprightness..." (1 Kings 9:4) 

Praises that the Lord was Daddy's shield in WWII and through many years of good health as he "worked" until he was 88. Proverbs 2:8 says, "He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints."