Infant-me, sitting on the wood floor, looks up at my dad, who is sitting on a brown sofa and smiling down to me Here in the United States, it is Father's Day weekend. I did not realize until recently that Father's Day was not officially made a holiday until 1972. 1972! Now, while I realize that many people consider 1972 eons ago, I do not. I'm glad that fathers have a day of recognition now, because they surely deserve acknowledgement. I thought for this week's Ten Things of Thankful post, I would list ten lessons I'm thankful my dad taught me. My dad is a teacher. Not only did he impart his knowledge to countless junior high aged kids throughout his career, he taught--and still teaches--my siblings and me. He is not a preachy teacher; he's a humble man whose lessons I feel like I learned through osmosis. When he would get home from work, we'd all sit down as a family for supper. Often, our phone would ring, and on the other end of the line would be a paren
Living life with a thankful heart
so gorgeous! i'm totally ready for spring :)
ReplyDeleteThis winter sure has been long for much of the nation.
DeleteButterflies are special creatures and always make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe how many of them there were! I couldn't capture that in a photo, but there had to have been dozens flitting around.
DeleteI would have simply sat and watched them. Butterflies are the best. The ones in your yard are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing -- that butterfly is just beautiful. I can't imagine having lots of them! One would be pretty special just by itself!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful....I am so ready for spring!!!!
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