Father's Day Thoughts

I'm so grateful to have married a man who is a good dad to our kids. Neither of us had a father who set a good example. My dad was totally uninvolved- so much so that I haven't seen him since I was a little girl and Ken's dad had lots of drug and alcohol issues- how we've come this far is a true miracle and although we are far from perfect we are always trying to be better.

Here are some things I'm so grateful that my kids have from their dad:
He will never leave
He does silly things with them that I would never dream of
He learns from his mistakes
He listens
He accepts them for who they are
He teaches them how to ride their bikes
He always thinks of gifts that are perfect for them and that I would never have thought of
He sings loudly even though he is terrible- so am I so I can say that
He will protect them at all costs
They jump for joy when dad comes home
He can discipline Jack in a way I cannot- he melts my heart and Ken only has to give the look
He loves our girls and I love watching them with him- they adore him
He always takes at least one of them with on errands when I would just want to go alone
He taught me and now teaches our children how to drive
He had the courage to tell me that he needs to be first in my life and then the children
He laughs with them and sometimes at them but only in a good way
He will never leave- this is so important coming from families with father's who did leave

I love him more and more every year and it's been almost 26 years together 19 of those married- that is more than half of my life!! Did I mention I am one lucky girl!