Father's Day is a wonderful day for my family because of the great men in our family. This year was no exception, it was the perfect occasion to show love and appreciation to our fathers and our heavenly Father. We had lunch at Libby and Neel's house. Present for the occasion were Tiny and Annie B Heard, Elizabeth Heard, Tiny and Lou Heard, George Neel and Beverly Abrams, Matt and Mary Ann, Leah and Jud, Neel and Libby, Stephen, Nathan, Neely, and Audrey.
The food was great Libby, Lou, Beverly, Leah, and Annie B prepared it. Little Tiny asked the blessing, praising and thanking the Lord for our family, and Fathers, and especially thanking Him for the hands that prepared the meal. Mama's deserts were phenomenal. She made chocolate pound cake, strawberry cake, and banana pudding. I left there full and ready for my afternoon nap at Mama and Daddy's house.
Richard, Katie, and Kirksey could not come this year. It was Richard's very first Father's Day! We missed them. They will be moving to Memphis next week so they will be close by for more visits in the future. Our entire family is looking forward to that! Keith and Chrissy were in Maryland with her Dad and children. We missed them too. Matt's Dad was in Vegas and they had a good chat on the phone.
The boys gave Matt a platter, tongs and BBQ turner. Matt, the boys and I gave my Daddy a book about Reagan and a crossword puzzle book. Daddy's quote of appreciation about the book after I asked him if he had that book was, "I have read about Reagan before and I can read about him again." It got a big laughter from the crowd.
The sweetest part of the day was when Stephen and Nathan gave Matt his card. The card said,
"We Love you,
DAD
warm and kind, fun and loving,
wise and giving, caring and sincere.
Thanks for all the ways
you make such a difference
in our lives just by being
the great dad you are!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
Love, Nathan & Stephen"
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