Happy Father's Day

This will be a short post because it's late, and I'm trying to overcome a cold.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to be a father. I'm thankful for the three small children that call me "Daddy," and delight my eyes with their antics. I thankful for the things that they teach me, as well as the things that I teach them. I'm thankful for my loving wife Susie, without whom I would not be a father, and who underwent three C-sections to bring our children into the world.

I'm grateful for my own father. Although I don't remember him (he died when I was 18 months old), I would not be here if it were not for him and my mother. I'm grateful for my Grandpa Bair, who was like a father to me while I was growing up, and taught me some very important life lessons that I still cherish today.

Above all, I am thankful for my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ, who represent the epitomy and perfect example of Fatherhood. I am striving to be like them in my own fatherhood, and while I fall pitifully short (as my children would likely tell you ;-), I know that Jesus can make up for where I lack.

And a big Happy Father's Day to all of the other great dads out there!