I have been called many things in my life – some good, some bad and some in between. There has been no title or responsibility that has been as important – or more at the center of my heart – than Dad. Our girls are the most precious gifts Barbara and I share. They make it hard to leave each morning and so easy to come home each day. What they are is who we become. It is nice to see they share our passion for optimism and expression.
I recently ran into a group called Common Ground Friends. It was started by a young girl who seems to want people of the world to coexist more peacefully. She thinks that if religion has the power to divide us, than faith can possess an even greater power to unite us.
Dear Mom, I did not want this Mother’s Day to pass without saying I love you. I could say it every day, and still wish I said it more.
They say the greatest gift of all is to live with the perspective to appreciate blessings while you are still blessed. Barbara and I embrace this daily gift and never take it for granted. Regardless of what we may do, what we may earn or what we may have, our greatest asset is – and will always be – our party of five. That is, the moments we are together with our three daughters around a table – be it eating, talking, laughing or just living. It is our little nest in the world. Just like at a restaurant when the waiter asks you about dessert for the third time, we realize that our time at the table is limited. Here is a bit of “daughter math”…
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