06.18.06
Posted in Famous Quotes, Father Quotes, Poems Quotes, Poetry Quotes at 12:58 pm by Administrator
FATHER’S DAY
In Nineteen ten in Spokane
Mrs. Dodd started the day
To honor Dads like her own
In a very special way.
Hers was a Civil War Veteran
Who was widowed in childbirth
He raised her and five Brothers
And she knew what Dads were worth.
She went and told her minister
That Dads needed a day, too
Like Moms and to thank them
For all the good things they do.
A State Holiday for years
And some others followed suit
But Congress feared if they Proclaimed
It was their own horn, they’d toot.
It took sixty-two years till Nixon
Made it so across the Land
So everyone could celebrate
What Mrs. Dodd had really planned.
The fifth largest greeting card day
To tell Dads what they are worth
For without them, even our Moms
Would have never given Birth.
So, give ol’ Dad a phone call
Or if you can, see him face to face
For like Mom, there’s only one
That you never can replace.
Del “Abe” Jones
06-18-2006
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A Father’s Prayer
This is the best dowry of hopes, wishes and prayers I would be able to offer:
May God give you the grace of wit and wisdom to understand that rainbows are only the result of showers, dust, and hope.
May you always have joy in the morning and trust in the evening and may your sorrows be short and without scars.
May your lives have a spirit neither bent by belligerence nor broken by failure; may you simply love each other.
May you share with each other spring flowers, dirty dishes, music, rain, death, mushrooms, a measure of boredom, strawberries, and God.
May that God never make you immune to the wonderful afflictions of real love, making you instead farsighted to each other’s faults, tongue-tied to criticism, and short of memory to petty hurts and slights.
May God provide the confidence and serenity that comes only from the assurance of each other’s fidelity and the tolerance, as years go by, of wrinkles and gray hairs, short tempers, curlers, and Monday mornings.
May no one steal from you laughter at the top of the stairs or giggles and whispers in a dark room.
May you keep a hunger for each other, the appetite to taste tomorrow, and deep knowledge of and devotion to your past, heritage and families.
May you perpetuate trust, the radiation of vitality, kind answers to sharp questions and sharp humor to unkind attitudes.
May your fights be fierce and short, and may each truce be warm and long and held in each other’s arms before the sun comes up.
May you walk with wise men, sing loud songs at late hours, share secrets, have healthy children, and provide smiles for lonesome strangers and prayers for those without hope.
May you never forget small things; smiles, birthdays, holding hands, family, old friends, the neglected, and the simplicity of saying please and thank you.
May you keep a warm, generous, and happy house where love is the insulation and God is present. May your children be friends of God’s child, Jesus.
May your union bring a smile to the face of the Holy Spirit and may he live in your pots and pans, in your hope and aspirations.
- Author Unknown
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06.15.06
Posted in Famous Quotes, Father Quotes at 9:49 am by Administrator
Father’s Day Quotes
No matter who your father is or was, whether a great man or someone who left a lot to be desired
There is something in him that you can learn from
something that will make you a better person.
- Al Roker, Today Show weatherman
“No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word: Father.
- Lydia Maria Child
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06.13.06
Posted in Famous Quotes, Father Quotes, Men Quotes at 9:10 am by Administrator
Father’s Day Quotes
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
- Jim Valvano
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