Father's Day

I was running around my yard with my son hoping that my love and attention would help him grow into a man that I, my wife, and even he, would be proud of.

In the midst of this I had a thought: Who would I have been if I had a father who wanted to be a Dad? I've always said and known that I am a better man because my father left. I wouldn't be half the man I am if I'd had his example of what it meant to be a husband or a father. God obviously placed specific men in my life at specific times to shape me into the man I am today. For that I am inexpressibly grateful!

But still, sometimes I wonder...