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
Tigers are my absolute favorite. Could watch them for hours on end. When you're ever in the area, you could see the best "zoo" ever; Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, AZ. They have a tiger-splash-show with real, un-tamed tigers. We went there a couple of years ago and I loved, loved, LOVED it! Did I ever tell you I have a big tiger-tattoo? I do. I love them. Oh, could you tell?
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ReplyDeleteYou sure captured some beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe photos are great. Sorry the tree is gone from the landscape. It gets cold in Florida????? Enjoy the holidays.
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