“Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise.” (Eph 6:2)

Following the long graduation ceremony on the day of my graduation from college, my dad who was not a person to show his son open emotions, put his arm around me with a big hug. And I’m not sure but for the first time in my life, I think I saw a single tear in his eye. This from a dad that during my first year in college attempted to share comments that would encourage me to drop out. After all, no one else in my family graduated from college.  Even dad made it well on a first grade education. But by the middle of my second year if I had quit to drop out, I’m not sure but I believe I would have gotten a tongue lashing to remember. That graduation day in the hot sun of the football stadium was definitely a “Dad Moment.”

Since almost 40% of kids grow up without dad at home and many are raised in abusive environments, not everyone has precious memories of their fathers. But many do. Honor your dads on Father’s Day and take time to reflect on a few “Dad Moments.” Here are a couple from the scrap book of life.

Precious Dad Moment  # 1

One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. Silently she watched as he stood looking down on the sleeping infant. He stood back, shook his head and smiled from ear to ear.

Touched by his unusual display and the deep emotions it aroused, her eyes glistened as she slipped her arms around his and said, “A penny for your thoughts.”

“Isn’t it amazing!” he replied, “When you take the time and really look close, how can anyone make a crib like that for only $49.95.”

Precious Dad Moment # 2

A father was carrying his four months infant along with a ham sandwich he had made himself. He had the baby balanced between his left elbow and shoulder. He reached down for his ham sandwich when he noticed a streak of mustard on his fingers. He looked at his wife and said, “I love mustard.” Having no napkin, he licked it off.

It was NOT mustard. No man ever put a baby down faster. Reaching for a napkin, he attempted a shoe-shine across his tongue.

Bro Larry