Fathers Day

Charity Matters Quotes June 15, 2018

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”

George Herbert

There are not words to describe what a father’s role is…

To each of us our Dad means something different. For me, my father is a man who understands the art of simply showing up. He has proven his love for me and our family time and time again by being there and present.

Not a man of many words, but one of great depth, great faith, character and heart.

This weekend, it is time to acknowledge those amazing men we call dad and all the roles they play in our lives.

Happy Father’s Day!

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Charity Matters Quotes June 19, 2015

Happy Father’s Day!

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”

Mark Twain

Fathers are special. It is a unique relationship that we all have with our Dads. Somehow they don’t get all the attention, even for their one day a year, because Dads are just that way. They do what they do for their families without fuss or fanfare. Yet, when they are absent their void is great and vast.

We often forget about our Dads and all they did for us. So, this weekend it is time to acknowledge these great men in our lives, past or present.

Happy Father’s Day!

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Charity Matters Inspiration June 13, 2014

To all the Dads

This sunday is Father’s Day. Last week as we celebrated high school graduation my husband gave our son a copy of something he has kept in his wallet since I have known him. It was a poem. It was the most beautiful gift a father could give a son. I wanted to share it with you.

If

by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

But make allowance for their doubting too;

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;

If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, my incredible husband and all of you wonderful fathers.

You teach, inspire and enrich our lives.

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Uncategorized June 14, 2013

Happy Father’s Day

I may have mentioned before that my Dad has died, more than a few times, and is still here to talk about it. Yes, its true. My Dad has seen the light, twice after a horrible car accident and then more recently, he died in spin class and was resuscitated. Today, he still sits behind me in spin class (no longer on the same bike) and is healthy, happy and alive.

Sometimes, Dad’s get taken for granted. They are the guys in the back round who are silently making things happen. For me, it may have taken these 3 near death experiences to truly appreciate what a remarkable guy my dad is. What makes him remarkable is probably the same things that make you remarkable. His dedication to his family, his faith and his ability to simply keep going.

I asked him once, shortly after my parents car accident, how was he coping with all the loss? His answer, “Just like everyone else, I put one foot in front of the other and simply keep going.” That may sound simple but in fact it’s not. We all have obstacles, road blocks in our way. My dad, in this moment, had lost his wife, his best friends and almost his own life and yet he just kept going.

We hear over and over to teach our children by example. My dad isn’t one to talk a lot, but teach us by example he has. He has never missed an important anything in our lives or his grandchildren’s lives. He has never missed a sunday mass or anything that has to do with family. He doesn’t talk about it he just “simply keeps going.”

So this Father’s Day, I wanted to give a special shout out to my dad and thank him for always showing us what is important. I love you Dad and hope you “simply keep going” for a very long time and until then, I’ll catch you in spin class.

Happy Father’s Day!

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Charity Matters Quotes June 15, 2012

Father’s Day

“Anyone can be a father, but it is much more difficult to be a Dad.”

Author unknown

Happy Father’s Day to all the great Dad’s who taught us all by example, especially mine.

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