Do you have a person who you trust and know that with them you are safe no matter what? Well, for me that person is my dad. I don’t know why, but for some reason I don’t feel safe when he isn’t here. I remember when I was a littler, when I had a nightmare he would come in and lay down next to me. I would instantly fall asleep knowing that he was there to protect me. Now in our new house he is right across from my room and I sleep very well knowing that he is there.
My dad and I have a lot in common. Everybody says I look just like him, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I am talking about the way we think, or act, or the way we comment on things. I was at a restaurant with our good friends, the Raymonds, and there was a secular song playing that I recognized. When I started to sing and rock out to the song, Mrs. Raymond turned to me. I thought she was disappointed in me for singing a secular song but she said, “Lucy when you do stuff like that you remind me of your dad.”
If you know my dad then you know he can be quite funny. He was installing Rosetta Stone French today and the set comes with headphones with a microphone attached. He immediately put it on and started mimicking air traffic control commands. I started cracking up! To me it seems like he makes everything more fun. One of the funniest things that he does is when he quotes movie lines in situations. Suddenly, the situation is funny. That really makes me laugh! I don’t know any person who doesn’t ever want to be around my dad.
One of the reasons I look up to my dad is that he loves the Lord so much. For home school we do devotions in the morning and he leads them. I love the way he explains things and expresses his thoughts on the Bible or the story we are reading. To me he is the best example I have on this earth of how to love Jesus.
I love my dad and I wouldn’t trade him for anything or anybody in the world. Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I love you.
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