What I Learned From Dad

This is my Dad, in about 1959,

along a lake not too

far from where I grew up

He and my Mother met there

(I'm so glad they did!)

He taught us:

To be practical,

To use common sense.

He desperately wanted my

Sister and I to learn how to

change the oil in our cars.

(I still have to tackle that one)

To have a sense of humor.
(Note the photo above)

He taught me how to throw

a baseball.

How to drive,

how to bait a hook

To turn the lights off.

To appreciate what God

has given us on this Earth

To know when to speak

and when to be quiet.

And to understand that

no matter how much we

may not have wanted to

hear all of those things,

he wanted us to KNOW all of

 those things because  he

loved us.

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Linking to Pink Saturday!