Thoughts from here and there…Dads, You Think You are Special.

Thoughts from here and there…..

Dads–you think you’re special, and you are. You think you’re being honored, having one day out of the year dedicated to you? To keep life in perspective consider this:

“Egg salad gets a whole week. As do pickles, pancakes, pickled peppers, split pea soup, clowns, carpenter ants and aardvarks. Peanut butter (March), chickens (September) and oatmeal (January) each rate an entire month.

“Fathers can draw solace from the fact that along with themselves, such national treasures as the rubber eraser and moles also merit only a single day of recognition.”

I include here “Reflections of a Father.” These reflections are something for father’s to ponder.

I can give you life, but only you can live it.

I can teach you things, but only you can learn.

I can give you directions, hut I can’t he there to lead you.

I can allow you freedom, but I can’t account for it.

I can take you to church, hut only you can believe.

I can teach you right from wrong, but the choice will always be yours.

I can buy you beautiful clothes, but I can’t make you beautiful inside.

I can offer you advice, but only you can accept it.

I can teach you to share, but only you can be unselfish.

I can teach you respect, but only you can show honor.

I can advise you about friends, but I can’t choose them for you.

I can advise you about sex, but I can’t keep you pure.

I can teach you the facts of life, but I can’t build your reputation.

I can tell you about alcohol, but only you can choose to be sober.

I can warn you about drugs, but only you can say ‘no.’

I can tell you about lofty goals, but I can’t achieve them for you.

I can teach you about kindness, but I can’t force you to be gracious.

I can warn you about sins, but I can’t make you moral.

I can pray for you, but only you can choose God.

I can teach you about Jesus, but only you can choose Him as Lord.

I can tell you how to live, but I can’t give you eternal life.

I can love you unconditionally all of my life…and I will!