Happy Father's Day

I want to take a minute today to wish a happy Father's Day to all the fathers that have made an impact on my life.

To my dad: I am so lucky that God chose to give me you as my dad. You have always been such a kind and caring dad who instilled me with a good set of values and a faith in God. I look up to your and mom's example as I raise Patrick because you guys did a great job on all of us kids. I am proud to have inherited your sense of humor (most of the time anyway) as well as your left-brained mind. From the time I was a little girl, I always looked up to you, and I still do. You are still a role model for me. Thank you for being the man that you are and for always loving me even when I disappoint you.

To my father-in-law:

You may be a fairly new addition to my life, but you have accepted me as a daughter from the start. I remember the first time I met you and Tricia, when I had just started dating your darling baby boy. You welcomed me into the family with open arms even then. You have obviously done a fine job raising your boys, based on the man my husband is. I regret that it took this long for you to come into my life, but I am proud now to call you my father-in-law. I didn't know what I was missing by not having a second father around. I know I married well because of how accepted I am as part of your family. Thank you for so willingly being a second father to me and a wonderful grandfather to Patrick.

To my husband:

Matt, you are a wonderful man, husband, and father. When I first met you, I could already tell that you were the man for me and that you would make a great father for our future children. Having Patrick has only proved my intuitions right. I love watching you with him. It is clear from the expression on your face when you see him and hold him close that he is your world. I can tell he feels the same way from the adoration in his eyes when he looks into yours. You are already a role model for him, someone for him to look up to, and I know you will only grow more important to him as the years go by. I can't wait until the day he starts following you around everywhere, wanting to imitate everything you do. I am so lucky to not only have you in my life but also a tiny version of you who I know wants nothing more than to grow up just like you. I love you, and I want you to know today how wonderful a father you are to Patrick.

All three of you fathers in my life are special to me, and I hope you all have a good Father's Day.