Father's Day

Today is a day here in America,that has been set on the calander to honor Father's. It's simply called Father's Day. It follow's Mother's Day by about a month. What is Father's day? How did it come about? Those things I do not know,but I'm sure if I googled it,I could find out. I don't want to. Today we will honor the father's in our family with a lunch at my GM inlaw,Nanny's house. Ham will be baked,sides will be served up,and a cheesecake I made will be eaten. All the while the men of the clan are sitting on the porch,shooting the breeze,not really thinking about we who dont have father's to celebrate anymore. The mothers in the family will set out a spread to feed our hungrey men,and maybe say a few words. Myself,my MIL,and GM inlaw ,know what its like to not have a Father on today. This is the first one for me. Today is not much unlike any other Sunday dinner with the Clan. But today is different for me,b/c I'm not calling my Daddy on the phone to say hello on this Hallmark Holiday. Why is so much emphasis put on Mother's day and Father's day. Shouldn't we honor them every other day of the year as well? Shouldn't we cherish memories,make new ones,and enjoy each other's company the rest of the Sunday dinners? I think we should. I read somewhere years ago,that more flowers are sent on Mother's day than on Valentines Day,{another Hallmark holiday that climbs all over me,we boycott it here,b/c our anniversary and Joshes birthday are around that time}. And that more collect calls are made on Father's day than any other day of the year. Is a Father less important than a Mother? I dont think so. I think that society has put Mothers on a rightly earned pedestal,and Father's are the workhorses of our country.
My own husband,is one of those work horses,he gets up everyday and goes to work to provide for us,his family. I tell him I appreciate him in so many ways,every day. He loves his children every day,and they love him. At times,that love means discipline,or cuddling,or teaching them new things,or taking them on adventures in his Jeep. Just he and the boys. They make wonderful Daddy memories every day with him. Memories,that I hope when he is gone,they can look back and say,that He was a great Father,and loved us so much.
I can say that about my own Daddy. He loved me even when I was wrong,even when I was mad at him,when I was down he tried to lift me up,when I was mad,he was mad too,when I couldnt figure things out,he was a phone call away. Now,I dont have that. All I have is my memories to sustain me,till we meet again on God's golden shores. I know that my Daddy is in heaven, along with my 2 grandfathers. While I know they are enjoying a happy reunion,I wonder if its possible to miss us too. Not worry or be troubled over our lives and things that might go on,but I wonder if they too feel the void of us,like we do of them. I've never thought about that till just now,sitting in front of my keyboard.
The way I see it, we should honor,love and show our Father's whoever they may be, be it step,father in law,grandfather or grandfather in law,that we appreciate them every day,in every way.