God, Our Heavenly Father,
As a gift to us, might have taken:

The strength of a mountain,

The majesty of a tree,

The warmth of a summer sun,

The calm of a quiet sea,

The generous soul of nature,

The comforting arm of night,

The wisdom of the ages,

The power of the eagle's flight,

The joy of a morning in spring,

The faith of a mustard seed,

The patience of eternity,

The depth of a family need,

Then God combined these qualities,

And when there was nothing more to add,

He knew His masterpiece was complete,

And so, He called it ... Dad

~Author Unknown~
"The greatest gift I ever had Came from God,
And I call him Dad!"

A FATHER'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. You shall teach your children
to love the Lord God.

2. You shall lead family worship
in your home.

3. You shall instruct your children
in the ways of righteousness.

4. You shall consider no other group
more important than your family.

5.. You shall teach your children
to love and obey their parents.

6. You shall teach them to be
honest in all their dealings.

7. You shall be a loving and
considerate husband to your wife.

8. You shall provide for your
family's spiritual and physical needs.

9. You shall behave and speak as
a Christian gentleman before your family.

10. You shall be the head of the household,
ruling it with godly wisdom and love.

Then you shall be a Father pleasing to your Heavenly Father!

And ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath:
but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4

Father's Day was started by Mrs. John Dodd. Her father, William Jackson Smart, had raised his six children by himself after his wife died in childbirth. Mrs. Dodd proposed June 5, 1910, as a day to honor fathers and sought support from local ministers in Spokane, Washington. The ministers agreed, but changed the date to June 19, feeling they needed extra time to prepare sermons on the unexplored subjects of fathers. Later, Congress officially changed the date to the third Sunday in June.

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