A Father's Day Tribute

We have some pretty cool fathers in this family . . .

and this is to honor all of them!

So I am going to begin with some Scripture that I think is great for fathers everywhere.

"You ourselves are our witnesses -- and so is God --

that we were

pure

honest

faultless

toward all of you believers.

And you know

we treated you as a father treats his own children.

We

pleaded with you,

encouraged you,

and urged you

to live your lives in such a way

that God would consider worthy.

For he called you into his Kingdom

to share his glory."

I THESSALONIANS 2:10-12

Isn't that some instruction?

A father is to be: PURE, HONEST, FAULTLESS

toward his children!

So that he can lead his kids to live

lives "that God would consider worthy."

"The greatest gift I ever had came from God,

and I call him Dad!" Anonymous

Here is NICOLAS!Nick and Nathan play (July 2006)"Daddy! That tickles!"Nathan's birthday party (October 2006) Nicolas and Nathan the Lion (Halloween 2006) Nicolas entertaining -- always!

I love this picture! (on Galveston Island, Spring '07)

AND JESSE!

"By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact.

But I'm prouder -- infinitely prouder -- to be a father.

A soldier destroys in order to build;

the father only builds, never destroys.

The one has the potential of death;

the other embodies creation and life.

And while the hordes of death are mighty,

the battalions of life are mightier still.

It is my hope that my son,

when I am gone,

will remember me not from the battle field

but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer,

'Our Father who art in Heaven...' Douglas MacArthur

Jesse and sons (Fall 2006) Jesse helping Matthew cool down (Summer 2006) At the Children's Museum (January 2007)

Jesse & Emma Joy (May 2007)
Roughing around with Chris!

Jesse & Matthew (Christmas 2006)

"Build me a son, O LORD,
who will be strong enough to know when he is weak,
and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid,
one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat,
and humble and gentle in victory."
Douglas MacArthur -- "A Father's Prayer"

ANDREW TOO!
Andrew and kiddos (Christmas 2006)
Andrew & Karis at the Children's Museum
Digging in the dirt on a cold December afternoon . . .

Picture perfect (Sabrina took this shot!)

The whole family at the San Antonio Zoo

(March 2007)

Helping Jackson get a drink

"One night a father overhead his son pray:

Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.

Later that night, the Father prayed:

Dear God, make me the kind of man

my son wants me to be."

Anonymous

GRANDPA JONES (BOPPA) !

Cuddling with Emma Joy (Fall 2006)

Showing Christopher a bee hive

at the Children's Museum (2006)

Boppa and Baby Karis (January 2007)

Playing trains with Jackson Drew

Riding the Coopersville & Marne Railway

with Chris and Ems (Spring 2007)

Nice outfit, gramps! (SO typical)

My dad died in 1990, so it's been a long time

since I really celebrated Father's Day . . .

When I think of someone who is

pure

honest

faultless --

one who encourages others to

live a life worthy of God --

I think of Roy.

I would be proud to call him Dad.

P.S. I accidently deleted a picture of Nick and Nathan I couldn't get it back -- sorry!

P.P.S.: One more quote -- "Watch out that the footsteps your son follows are not those you think you have covered up." (Unknown)