I can't say enough how much I love my dad! He has been my biggest fan my whole life. I was born on Father's day and always figured that made me extra special. Now that I'm older I'm pretty sure all my siblings feel like they have reasons to be extra special to my dad - but I never thought of that growing up. I just always knew he thought I was the best Father's Day gift a dad could get. Everyone should grow up feeling as special as I did. He is, annoyingly so, the most positive and energetic man I have ever met. I grew up a pastor's daughter and would not trade that for the world! He is an amazing man of God and I grew up seeing other people adore him. I never doubted why people loved him so much - it was obvious!
I'm not saying there were not normal mundane usual days in our home. We were a normal family w/a messy house that got on each others nerves. But the undercurrent was always love and acceptance.
My dad is the kind of dad that when you woke up in the morning all puffy eyed and snarled hair he would say "There she is! Miss America!" and he would mean it, and I would usually just snarl. I'm not really a morning person. :)
I remember how I loved to make my dad laugh. I'm fairly quick witted and pretty darn sarcastic - and my dad, usually, thought it was amusing. Just recently, last April, I realized I still like to make him laugh. I guess I always will.
All that to say, he's pretty great. Both my parents are wonderful and that makes me a truly blessed girl!
