i love you . . .

for giving me life and
for always saying you didn't care one bit that you never had a son.

for making brown sugar toast on saturday mornings and
for convincing me to go on the scary water slides and roller coaster rides.

for loving to teach
many things but especially the most important things of eternal consequence.

for learning to play the piano after you became a father and
for playing that duet with me at our piano recital.

for being real and
for getting frustrated with my spaghetti feet while putting on my ski boots. ha ha.

for being a surfer and
for thereby making me cool by relation. that's the way it works, right?

for encouraging and being ever supportive in my choice
to become a mother four times.

for all these and of course so many more
you are the best dad in the world.

hoping and praying you will heal quickly. we all love you so!