Father's Day is this Sunday and I love it because it's one of the only days my husband will actually let me spend money on him and I love to spend money. Haha well I do love to spend money but I also love the fact that we get to do something special for him, because he is the best father I know. The one thing that I love about him is that he looks to the Word of God for guidance and examples of how a godly father should act. What better example to follow than our Father who loves us so unconditionally? My husband is not just one of those dads that goes to work, comes home, goes in his man cave and does his own thing. He comes home, hugs and kisses everyone and then does whatever he can to help. Sometimes it's cooking dinner so I can rest (bc of all my sickness and sometimes just for the simple fact that he cooks better than me lol) or he heads straight into the kids' rooms or outside to play with them. My kids aren't shocked if their dad actually sits down to play with them, they are shocked if he does something other than spend time with them. He doesn't do it because he has to but because he wants to. He wants to spend time with them, play with them, talk to them about their day and enjoy their laughter. There are no kids in the world more excited than cameron and brantley when they hear the car door shut outside our house at 5:30 pm. Half of the time they are out the door and in the driveway before Steve can get out of the car. They love their daddy because he loves them. He not only tells them he loves them, he hugs them, kisses them, plays with them, spends time with them, disciplines them and reads God's word and prays with them. He is not the parent who says "because I said so" when Cameron asks why she cant do something. He is the dad that opens up the word of God and says let me show you why you can't do that. He talks to her about it and explains it so that she understand his reasons. Does he have to do that? No. Does he owe her an explanation for any of the rules he makes as a parent? No. However he respects his children as well as loving them and wants them to understand that just as he is their authority, he also has to submit to an authority, the Word of God. The Word is our authority on everything we do from our speech, to our marriages and yes even parenting.
So Happy Father's Day to the best father I know. You are amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better dad for my kids. There are so many kids who don't have dads or have dads that aren't actively involved and our kids are so beyond blessed to have you. It's so easy for them to be happy children when they have a great dad like you! I love you babe and you are the world's greatest dad =)
I couldn't find a pic of you and the kids bc you're the one who is
always taking the pictures lol. But here we are happy as can be
to have you in our lives!!!! =)
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