Today is Fathers Day and I can’t help but to think of how a mans life is incredibly dependent upon his father.  The Lord blessed me with an amazing dad who has brought me from a boy to a man over the 22 years of my life.  The other day I thought about how hard it has to be to raise a human. To start it from birth and bring it into this world as an adult and stick with it through everything. That is not an easy task, to say the least and I am thankful for having two amazing parents who have done so with me. But today I will reflect on my fathers role in my life. My favorite thing about my dad is that he was hard on me. And most people would think that is damaging but over time I realize that is not the case. I feel like through life my Dad’s favorite phrase has been I’m hard on you not because I’m mad at you but because I love you. At age 13 riding home from the baseball field after striking out twice because I didn’t practice at home in my spare time it is hard to see that. But in the end my dad wanted the same things I wanted, success.  My father wanted me to be a warrior, to not take things for granted, and to appreciate how much you need to work for something that you love.  Success isn’t just handed to you, you have to work at it. This is a lesson I think a lot kids miss, especially when you’re an only child like myself.  I believe that is why my dad is so supportive of this music thing I am doing. He sees the work, the effort, and the hours that is put into this, and more importantly he sees that it is the one thing I absolutely love and how happy it makes me. My father is providing for my dream and I couldn’t be more thankful to have his approval in my life. It means the absolute world to me that I can come to him and talk about how great a show was and how awesome the recording process is going and he cares and legitimately is into what we are doing. I love my dad.

God has shown me evidence of His love for me through my father. In all the ways that my dad is selfless, patient, caring, disciplined, and dangerous. All of the things a boy would want to see as he looks up to his father.  I thank God everyday for sending his blessing through my father to me. You always hear how people say I’m just like my father and feel negatively about it but for me I will be happy to say those words.

Love you Dad.