But just to have him try would mean more than he could ever know. I don't want to sound ungrateful because I know he loves me. I treasure that note. I hold it among my dearest possessions. Well, as with that young woman, I don't want this talk to sound ungrateful, nor is it meant to make fathers feel they have fallen short.
Most fathers are wonderful.
Most dads are terrific. Glad in his heart that his own rejoice To see him come home and to hear his voice. Only a dad, but he gives his all, Smoothing the way for his children small, Doing with courage so stern and grim The deeds that his father did for him. With a Heavenly Father's help we can leave more of a parental legacy than we suppose. I remember having a plastic razor and my own can of foaming cream, and each morning I would shave when he shaved.