HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
To Our Wonderful Fathers
Lane & Barry!
Why are men reluctant to become fathers? They aren't through being children.
~Cindy Garner
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me. ~Jim Valvano
Shout out to our fathers today! We have learned much from our dads throughout the years - some good habits, some not so great :) but we want to thank them for being the great dads that they are. We know what a thankless job being a dad can be, especially when the mothers get most of the love, but we really do appreciate the important life lessons our fathers have taught us.
For Keri, it was about the importance of working hard. My Dad has worked hard throughout the years to support our family of 7 children and I know that wasn't easy. He made me get a job when I turned 16 and I have been working at various jobs ever since. And I have a strong work ethic to show for it. Thanks Dad!
For Matt, it was the way my Dad taught me to look at everything with a gospel perspective. I always knew that the most important thing to my Dad was to live a Christ-like life. When I was a teenager, I didn't like getting up early, even earlier than my paper route and seminary class, for family prayer and scripture study. But I knew that it was important and now I appreciate my Dad's efforts.
Two little girls, on their way home from Sunday school, were solemnly discussing the lesson. "Do you believe there is a devil?" asked one. "No," said the other promptly. "It's like Santa Claus: it's your father."
~Ladies' Home Journal
Just to highlight a few more of the many great things that our fathers have done, we'd like to share some of our favorite memories of our dads:
- Matt: Dad has always been interested in new technology and I'll never forget when he brought home the first family computer - a Gateway desktop with a 1 MB hard drive (if I remember correctly) and a 56k modem. You'd think he would be have caught on to text-messaging a little earlier :)
- Keri: Dad taking me to "K-Mawt" to buy new toys or clothes. Yes I'd like to blame my early interest in shopping on him :)
- Matt: Saturday morning cartoons and pancakes & waffles in special shapes (capital M, pancakes the size of the frying pan and funny shapes) and homemade maple syrup with my Dad
- Keri: Dad rolling up to family Thanksgiving Soccer games in his newly purchased neon-yellow running suit only to play for 10 minutes and then sit out with Grandma Goss.
- Matt: Dad always being my Scout leader and Young Mens leader - teaching me the finer points of being a young man such as wilderness survival, backpacking, cooking, hunting, being an Eagle scout, being a righteous priesthood holder, sacrament duties, blessings and the importance of doing home teaching.
- Keri: Dad mentioning in every talk at church he gives that "he used to pray for more money and instead kept receiving more children so now he is going to start praying for more children and see if he receives more money". And Dad always being that guy in the ward who gets up before every Memorial Day, Veterans Day and 4th of July to remind us all how important our freedom is and to remember the troops.
- Matt: Dad also regularly coaching my soccer and baseball teams. He taught me all about hard work, strategy and team work.
- Keri: Watching 90210 and Fright Night Theater every week together with all these horrible shows about Killer Bees, Killer Spiders, Killer Frogs, etc...
- Matt: I have never heard my Dad say a bad word, unless you count him calling bad drivers "boneheads" and "knuckleheads".
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
We love you both!
-KerMatt
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