Father's Day

Today I made it a point to take my kids to church. We try to go every week but haven't been lately, mainly because I have been lazy. It is easy to find reasons not to go if you have missed a few weeks in a row. Even though they do not like going to church sometimes, I tell them that it is necessary. Two hours once a week will not hurt them. When I was their age I did not like going to church either. But my parents went and made me go with them. Now, being a parent, I can understand why they made me go. I use same reasons for my kids that my parents used on me. Funny how that works.
If you are not a religious person then you will not understand the need for going to church. You may even think it is a waste of time. I won't now go into why I believe the way I do - maybe another time.

Anyway, today was Father's Day here in the USA. My kids got me some small presents. My daughter gave me a small teddy bear with "#1 Dad" written on it. Plus she gave me a pad of paper with a felt cover that she made in school. She made a baseball and bat out of felt and glued it to the larger piece, then glued that to the back of the notebook to make the cover. My son gave me a t-shirt that advertises the Red Sox 2004 World Series Championship on it. Very nice. My kids know what I like and they are very excited to give me presents.
They have told me that they have already bought a present for my birthday, which is this week. I can't wait to see what they got for me. Though presents are nice, I appreciate more the sincerity and enthusiasm with which they give these things to me.

Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there - wherever you may be.