Happy Father’s Day 🤍
Good morning everyone, and Happy Father’s Day.
It’s just after 9 o’clock here, the house is slowly coming to life, coffee is brewing, children are beginning to stir, and I find myself feeling incredibly grateful this morning.
Father’s Day looks a little different in a family as large and unconventional as ours. We have more children than most people can keep track of, more parents than most people expect, and a whole lot of love holding everything together.
Today is about celebrating the fathers who show up every single day.
The fathers who wake up before everyone else and somehow stay awake after everyone else has gone to bed.
The fathers who change diapers, make breakfast, build furniture, carry sleeping children from the car, read bedtime stories, kiss scraped knees, calm fears, and somehow still find the energy to make everyone laugh.
The fathers who understand that parenting isn’t measured by biology, but by presence.
The fathers who choose every day to love, guide, teach, protect, support, and nurture the children entrusted to them.
I am fortunate enough to witness that every day.
Our children are blessed beyond measure by the men who love them, support them, and help raise them. The amount of patience, sacrifice, dedication, and tenderness that goes into fatherhood is something I don’t think gets celebrated nearly enough.
As a mother, especially one currently carrying another pregnancy, I am reminded daily that none of this is a solo effort.
Every kick I feel, every doctor appointment, every late-night craving, every moment of exhaustion, every triumph, and every challenge is made easier because I have incredible partners walking beside me.
Watching the men I love become fathers has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.
And to all of the fathers reading this, whether your children are newborns, grown adults, biological, adopted, stepchildren, foster children, or simply children you’ve chosen to love, thank you.
The world needs good fathers.
Children need good fathers.
And today we celebrate you.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I believe there are children plotting breakfast surprises, coffee that needs drinking, and a few fathers who deserve a whole lot of love and appreciation today. ❤️
Happy Father’s Day from our family to yours.
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