Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

Last Sunday was Father’s day. I didn’t get to spend this Father’s day with my dad. This might only be the third time in my 24 year life that I didn’t get to spend Father’s day with my dad. I have lived away from my parents for a year now so I’m somewhat use to be apart from my family for special occasions. I might be use to it, but I won’t ever like it. Back from my tangent of being away from Dad on Father’s day. I really want to talk about dads. I recently was recommended a book by a friend that is about growing up without a father. I don’t know what that is like, and I don’t want to know what is like. Whether it was losing your dad from a death or your dad never carried enough about you to be in your life. All I know is that I’m truly bless to have my dad in my life. My dad has taught me a lot of things and has helped me become the man I am today. He probably made mistakes here in there in dealing with my brother and I, and the good thing is he knows that, but through those mistakes my dad learned to be a loving caring father to my brother Jared and I. Getting the attention of my dad and to receive love from him was so very important to me. Every boy wants his dad to love him to be proud of him, and I am so blessed to have a dad the loves me so much and his proud of the man that I have become.
I have dreamed of becoming a father for such a long time. My dream is to be a loving dad that teaches his children to be respectful God loving people, because that is what my dad taught me, to love God and to respect people. Dads are such an important role in the life of a child and I’m glad that mine fulfilled his duties as a dad. As a youth minister I know I will have and do have students without dads, and I want to show and teach them that they have a heavenly father that loves and cares for them like no earthly dad can. It breaks my heart to see student with parents or dads that don’t care. I always want to fill that need to be that person to love and care for them, because I know the importance of having a loving caring dad.
So thanks Dad.
And I love you very much too Mom.