Happy Birthday Dad

Today my dad turns 50!!!! Together my parents age equals a century. How crazy is that? Joshua came up with this great idea where we buy Dad 50 birthday cards, one for each year that he has lived. It was a great chance for me to be able to tell Dad how much he meant to me. A Father is a very important thing for people. God calls himself the father and sometimes that is what turns people away from him. I have listened to so many of my students tell me about how their fathers are not around or that they could care less what they do. We, my brothers and I, have been greatly blessed with a wonderful father. He has not only been there for us throughout the years but has been a constant source of encouragement, protection and love. Something that most people don't even get much less from their fathers. Dad has been that strong spiritual center that holds a family together. He has encouraged us to be the best we can be and to cling to the Heavenly Father. So much of my picture of God comes from my Dad. He is always there watching out for us, he is the one behind the scenes helping you continue on, when something goes wrong he is the one you run to (if mom is not around ;) ), and most of all he is a constant source of love. Yes I know that my Dad is not God. And that there is so much more to God than what any human could ever show but my Dad has allowed God to shine through him and has taken on some of his characteristics. So today I want to wish my Dad a happy 50th Birthday and to say thanks for always being there for me and for being a constant light in this world of darkness. May God continue to bless you and may you continue to be willing to be used by him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!