Happy Father's Day!

Father's Day is a great day for me to honor 2 of my favorite men! It is a time to recognize the guys in my life that truly deserve recognition daily! We work hard to praise, thank, and shower these 2 men with love every day....but I gladly welcome a holiday that gives me an excuse to do it more!

My first favorite man is obviously my hubby!
When I met Bobby, I knew that he was a great guy. A fun friend. A good listener. An impressive dancer. A sweet boyfriend. A devoted son. A supportive brother. Etc.
I had no idea that he would be such a great dad.
Obviously, this is a trait that I prayed that he would have because it was something that I dearly wanted in my husband, but I had no clue what kind of dad he would be at that time.
Now, I am amazed daily at what God has given me with him!
He has given me and an unbelievable partner to parent beside daily.He has given my kids the most wonderful Daddy that they could ask for!
He loves Brenden and Bryleigh dearly and takes his role as Daddy very seriously.
He prays for them, plays beside them, hugs on them, teaches them, reads to them, laughs with them, and advocates for them! He is constantly looking for ways to be a better Daddy and wants nothing more than to show them what God's love looks like and how our Father cares for us too. I never could have created him myself and I'm so proud of the Daddy that he is and so thankful for the role model that he is constantly to our children!

(Above: Bobby at Father's Day dinner with Brenden and Bryleigh.)

(Above: Bryleigh helping Bobby as he opens his card and gift.)

(Above: Me and my hubby!)

My next favorite man/father is obviously my Deddy!
Now, many people that know me might be tempted to call me a Daddy's girl.
I typically don't have a problem with this label, but I think that it does my Deddy a little bit of an injustice. To me, being called a Daddy's girl, implies that a daughter is loyal to her father and favors him over others no matter what. This may be somewhat true in my life, but the difference in my life is that my Deddy did a lot to earn that loyalty and favoritism from me! In other words, it was because of his great since of humor, amazing words of wisdom, unfaltering support, sincere biblical guidance, and laid back attitude of life that created this devotion in my life. These are just the things he did as a father and doesn't even include all of the impressive things that he has done as a grandfather to my kids! He is truly an unbelievable man and I am constantly humbled by his daily walk with Christ. I feel so blessed to have been raised by such a great Deddy and I feel very honored to say that I am his daughter (or Beeping Sleauty as he affectionately called me my whole life).

(Above: Papa opening his gifts from the Hicks family.)

(Above: Deddy with his 2 son-in-laws...aka alll of the Fathers on Father's day.)

I pray that this father's day all of the Daddy's out there realize the tremendous role that they are playing in the lives of their children. For these Fathers, I hope that they know how much they are truly loved and appreciated by their families for all of their sacrifices and their willingness to be such great Daddy's!

Happy Father's Day!