We spoiled Jess on Father's Day.
He deserves it.
As we were walking out the door to go to church I heard Jess tell Jayci, "You're beautiful. Just like your mamma." He is just a deep down genuinely good person and I'm so lucky to have him be the daddy to our babies.
Jess has been serving as the assistant 11 year old scout leader for a few years now, and I've been impressed at the impression he has left in the boys. There is one boy in particular who seems lonely and sometimes troubled, and I know he loves Jess and looks up to him. He'll just show up at the door step wanting to hang out. A few days ago he was in our backyard with our family while Jess played and joked around with the kids.
This little boy quietly told Jesse, "You're kids are so lucky."
Jess, "Oh, why is that?" (thinking he was going to say because we have a dune-buggy. The boy is quite in love with it, and even offered to trade us all kinds of his stuff for it. Shoes, play-station games, even his dog, but not his favorite dog, just the other one! :)
His unexpected answer was "Because you play with them."
That just made my heart ache for him and so many others who aren't as lucky as me and my kids. Having my own fabulous father, and my kids having their own amazing daddy is just something I tend to take for granted because I've never know otherwise. So I just want to recognize Jesse all the wonderful fathers out there. You are appreciated more than you'll ever know!!! I couldn't do this alone.
4 comments:
WE've got girls like that in our ward, and it just breaks my heart. We do take for granted the fact that we have parents who love us, and spouses who love their kids.
I am so glad that you have that and your kids have that too. They are lucky little ones. We fall in love and think these man are amazing, but we just don't know what kind of father they will turn out to be. I know that I fell in love with Chad all over again when I saw him as a father to my kids. I wish everyone could have that for themselves and their children. It will give your kids a certin kind of confedence as they grow up.
That really is a blessing and sadly it seems to be pretty rare these days for a dad to take the time to get down and roll around with his kids and have a fun time. Life gets so busy sometimes and unfortunately the family is what suffers because of it.
Jesse is a great person! I will second that. And I for sure know that feeling you've been having. I have been doing alot of that too lately. Know I'm thinking of you! I will have to try those books too. Thanks!
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