Today was Father’s Day … a day set aside for celebration and appreciation of the great dads we know. In my life, there have been three… God, my grandfather, and my husband. We had a great day… we didn’t “do” much of anything, but enjoyed spending time together and being reminded of how lucky we are to have God as our Father and to have been blessed with Barry as a husband and Daddy. Being a dad is such a part of who Barry is that I’ve always called him Daddy myself. (lol) I always joke with him that he is 50 years old, but that is my affectionately comical way of expressing how responsible, devoted, and mature he has become over the last 12 years since I met him as an almost-16-year-old wild high school football star whose biggest feature was his swollen ego. Now, he boasts many wonderful features – like honesty, integrity, Christian values, and a magnetic personality that makes it possible for him to impact the lives of any child he comes into contact with by sheer example without even saying a word.
Over the years, through all the mistakes and trial-and-error, Barry has grown into this perfect specimen of a man. He knows what he wants, and he stands for what’s right. I’m not saying he’s perfect, but he’s definitely perfect for us and as far as humans go, he’s as close to a perfect husband and father as you can get. Of course, I will admit I’m biased {love’ll do that to ya} … However, I must say how very proud I am of the man he has become and how thankful I am that God purposed him to share his life with me, and to share in raising and teaching these five awesome little people that created his “Daddy” title :) I won’t publish a thousand paragraphs worth of gushing over him like I normally would. I’ll just close in saying that after 11 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days… I can honestly say it is still possible for love to grow because I love him more every day than I did the day before. Every time I stop to watch him do simple things like play with the kids or mow the yard or work on his four wheeler or pray over his food, I realize the butterflies still form in my stomach when I focus on him. I thank God for making me for him and him for me… Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!
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