Quote from Forum Archives on June 15, 2003, 10:49 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

*** Happy Father's Day ***

 

Its that special day for the special man, and an wonderful opportunity to make him feel the same. On this Day, not only can you wish your Dad, but also anyone who is a Dad a Happy Father's Day.
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*** A Father's Love ***

 

Fathers seldom say "I love you"
Though the feeling's always there,
But somehow those three little words
Are the hardest ones to share.
And fathers say "I love you"
In ways that words can't match -
With tender bedtime stories -
Or a friendly game of catch!

 

You can see the words "I love you"
In a father's boyish eyes
When he runs home, all excited,
With a poorly wrapped surprise.

 

A father says "I love you"
With his strong helping hands -
With a smile when you're in trouble
With the way he understands.
He says "I love you" haltingly,
With awkward tenderness -
(It's hard to help a four-year-old into a party dress!)

 

He speaks his love unselfishly
By giving all he can
To make some secret dream come true,
Or follow through a plan.

 

A father's seldom-spoken love
Sounds clearly through the years -
Sometimes in peals of laughter,
Sometimes through happy tears.

 

Perhaps they have to speak their love
In a fashion all their own.
Because the love that fathers feel
Is too big for words alone!

 

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*** Daddy's Hands ***

 

I remember daddy's hands
folded silently in prayer.
And reachin' out to hold me,
when I had a nightmare.
You could read quite a story
in the callous' and lines.
Years of work and worry
had left their mark behind.
I remember daddy's hands
how they held my mama tight.
And patted my back
for something done right.
There are things that I'd forgotten
that I loved about the man.
But I'll always remember
the love in daddy's hands.

 

Daddy's hands were soft and kind
when I was cryin'.
Daddy's hands were hard as steel
when I'd done wrong.
Daddy's hands weren't always gentle
but I've come to understand.
There was always love in daddy's hands.

 

I remember daddy's hands
workin' 'til they bled.
Sacrificed unselfishly
just to keep us all fed.
If I could do things over,
I'd live my life again.
And never take for granted
the love in daddy's hands.

 

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*** F.A.T.H.E.R.S. ***

 

"F" aithful.

 

"A" lways there.

 

"T" rustworthy.

 

"H" onoring.

 

"E" ver-loving.

 

"R" ighteous.

 

"S" upportive.

 

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Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara

 

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