I have two energetic little boys. One day they will have hyper little babies of their own. And when that day comes, I can only pray that we will have taught them how to be the best fathers that we could.
Until that day I am going to enlist help from all the amazing men in my life to help me raise these crazy mini men. This is their future thank you letter to all those wonderful role models.
To Daddy
- Thank you for being there every day to play and wrestle with me.
- Thank you for being silly and not taking yourself too seriously.
- Thank you for being tough when I needed to get my act together.
- Thank you for working hard to provide for our family.
- Thank you for being strong in your faith.
- Thank you for teaching me to build and fix and create.
- Thank you for showing me how to love and respect my future wife.
- Thank you for everything you do for our family.
To Grandpas
- Thank you for always looking at me like I am the most important person in the room.
- Thank you for not listening to mommy and spoiling my dinner when she wasn’t looking.
- Thank you for teaching me to play silly games.
- Thank you for taking me fishing.
- Thank you for loving me unconditionally, no matter what.
- Thank you for coming to my games, concerts, plays, tournaments, and every little thing I’m a part of.
- Thank you for being my number one fan.
To Priests/Pastors/Worship Leaders
- Thank you for always being so welcoming to children.
- Thank you for encouraging my parents to continue to come to church (and stay) even though sometimes I make it hard for them.
- Thank you for being real.
- Thank you for being honest.
- Thank you for praying for me.
- Thank you for offering family-friendly organizations and events so that I could grow in faith with other children.
To Uncles
- Thank you for showing me how to act like a little boy.
- Thank you for teaching me how to take risks and conquer my fears.
- Thank you for teaching me to make jokes.
- Thank you for teasing me and helping me to learn to brush things off.
To Godfathers
- Thank you for living the way Christ lived.
- Thank you for loving the way Christ loved.
- Thank you for praying for me.
- Thank you for guiding my faith life as I grew.
To Brothers
- Thank you for standing up for me.
- Thank you for playing with me.
- Thank you for being my best friend.
- Thank you for pushing me to be better.
- Thank you for cheering me on.
- Thank you for teaching me to lose.
- Thank you for teaching me to win.
To all the men who have taken on the role of “father,” we thank you.
We see you. You are important. You are noticed. You are respected. You are appreciated. You are loved.
