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Happy Father's Day

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Today is the day we dads have been looking forward to since Sunday, June 19 2016. We relish in the eggs and bacon brought to us, the delicious doughnuts with their chocolate frosting, the coffee maker humming a song as it brews delicious warmth for us. We enjoy the early Sunday morning calm as the sun brightens up our home and our children play in harmony letting us have a pleasant time with our wives. We look forward to the cards with macaroni art, the parchment paper collages which are apt renditions of our ruggedly handsome faces. The ties wrapped neatly in their boxes cannot wait to be wrapped around our necks. Our thoughts drift toward our afternoon barbecue and drinking some cold ones in the backyard. Perhaps today we will save the life of one of our children in a heroic fashion. It could be our son hurriedly running into the street to retrieve a bouncing ball. Foolishly, he did not look for a car while one is coming towards him with alarming rapidity. That's where we,

A Hug from Dad

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Never underestimate the power of a dad's love. Whether his love be shown by words of affection, gifts, quality time, acts of service or hugs and kisses, a dad's love is indispensable to his children and can ease a great deal of hurt or need. Discerning how to show love to a child can be difficult at times when balancing everything that life contains, but the gift of love is always a good thing.