I hope they celebrate Father's Day in
Heaven Cause if there ever was a special Daddy; it was you! I remember not being
able to wait for you to come home from work. Sometimes you were gone before I
awoke and returned after I was asleep in my bed. I remember crawling out of bed
when I heard your voice, running and jumping into your arms, and smelling the
fresh scent of pine. You always had that big old grin, when I would say, “I
missed you, Daddy”. Then you would give me a big old squeeze and sit down and
hold me on your knee. You would bounce me a couple times and ask me, how was
your day. Then you would hold me tight against your chest and say, “I missed
you too honey”.
During all my growing years I never had
any fears, for I knew you would always be there for Momma and Me. You were my
tower of strength; you were the invincible one! Whenever I was in need, you were
always there for me!
And as I grew into womanhood, you were
there still. When I gave birth to my son, you were there to drive me to the
hospital, you lovingly kissed my on the cheek and said, “Honey, I cant help
you with this one”, but you did more than you will ever know. And when my
husband left us without even a goodbye, you became Grandpa and Daddy to my son,
“Your Little Bud”. You couldn’t have been prouder! You were his father
figure, mentor and friend. I will be forever grateful to you, for you filled in
the gap, the one his father left. God saw that he had a daddy after all, and a
fine male role model to call, his Grandpa!
As you grew
older and your health began to fail, you still wanted to know that, you Bud was
okay. It hurt us to see your once strong body growing frail. Ravaged by that
thief called, “Parkinson’s Disease”.
God called you
home from your suffering when Bud was only fifteen, and then he called Momma
eight months after losing you. It was a very dark time in my life, saying
good-bye to both my towers of strength, my hero and my heroine; my two best
friends. I thought my life would surely end!
God must have
given me the strength of steel, for with out Him I could not of healed and dealt
with such loss. My family foundation had crumbled under my feet. But the Lord
sought not to allow defeat! For I went ahead and pursued a career, providing for
my son, taking care of our old family home even improving upon it.
I raised my
son to grow into a fine example of a man. Daddy, if you’re looking down, you
can see that he has grown to be the father; you would have hoped he would be.
So, if you’re celebrating Fathers Day in Heaven, I hope there’s something
extra special there for you, for my exceptional Father and friend. I love you
and miss you and till we meet again, keep a smile in your heart and a song on
your lips. Happy Fathers Day!
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