WHY I CELEBRATE FATHERS DAY
"To honor Mother Earth and Father Sky in every facet of harmonious existance..."
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Wishing each you a most rest-filled "Happy Father's Day"
Each year I have come to increasingly realize that it is the holidays we are privilaged to celebrate that make the meaning of life and existance more precious to me. Father's Day is certainly one of the most significant of such days and I honor each of you and the people who care for you with today's Father's Sunday offering which includes todays "Historical" perspective, special "Fathers Day Poems", and a collection of memorable "Fathers Day Sayings" from my own dear Dad and other Dad's I have known in my life. I'm sure you'll be able to relate warmly to many of these celebrated one-liners. Of course everything presented for you here is dedicated to maintaining this holidays special focus to "Honor thy Father". So to all the Father's and Father figures out there,
God Bless each of you and may you enjoy a Happy and most memorable Father's Day.
ORIGIN OF FATHERS DAY
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Father's Day, celebrated each 3rd Sunday in June, was originally concieved of as a day for children to honor their Fathers. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices during her upbringing that in her eyes demonstrated all the most cherished qualities of fatherhood namely courage, selflessness, and loving guidance. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day with roses being the official Father's Day flower.
(~A red rose to be worn for a living father and a white rose if the father has passed on~)
Today, Father's Day is celebrated as a special day to honor fathers as well as the paternal qualities in all persons. Historical records indicate that the most popular gifts for Dad ranked by sales volume are: shirts, ties, followed closely by electric razors. Perhaps most telling of Dad's perpetual role in the eyes of their children, is the fact that more collect calls are recorded on Father's Day then on any other day of the year. However you choose to celebrate Father's Day, may it be safe, give thanks, and hug a Father...
8 ideas to help you Celebrate Fathers Day
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I've posted eight ideas for celebrating the spirit of Fathers Day wherever you may be:
01-If you're able to, visit your Dad in person.
02-If you bought a card to give to Dad, enclose a personal note inside it which can simple say; "I Love you Dad..!"
03-Send a contribution in Dad's name to a cause that he supports or has supported.
04-Consider being a big brother or sister for a child who doesn't have a father on Fathers Day.
05-Go out of your way to be a Peacemaker with everyone you meet on Fathers Day.
06-Plant some flowers or a tree where they'll bring beauty to the world and pleasure to those who see them and dedicate it to Dad.
07-Make a meal for your Dad or a Dad and treat him like royalty telling him one or more things you truly honor about him.
08-Give deal ol' Dad a foot or hand massage in his favorite chair or recliner so he can just relax on his special day.
FATHERS DAY POEM
"WHAT MAKES AN IDEAL DAD..?"
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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...
Combine all these qualities, Whether or not all of them he had.
And take the time to love and honor him, Cause he'll always be your Dad...
FATHERS DAY QUOTATIONS
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"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you..."
-- Exodus 20:12
"If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money..."
-- Abigail Van Buren
"If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight. If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive. If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty. If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient. If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident. If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative. If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love. If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself. If a child lives with recognition, he learns it is good to have a goal. If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is. If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice. If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him. If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world..."
-- Dorothy Nolte
"To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today..."
-- Barbara Johnson
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. Who, being loved, is poor..?" ~Oscar Wilde
FATHERS DAY SAYINGS
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MEMORIES OF DAD'S FAVORITE ONE LINERS
( A Collection of memorable one-line sayings is dedicated to my dear Dad and Dad's I have known. How I miss hearing these... well most of these... )
Go ask your Mother...
Be home early...
When I was your age...
Now you watch over your brothers and sisters while I'm gone...
Always say please and thank you...
You call that a haircut...?
"Hey" is for horses...
I had to walk two miles to school each day in the freezing snow...
Finish everything on your plate. You know there are kid's starving in China...
That's not a tear, I have something in my eye...
Were you raised in a barn...?
You didn't beat me. I let you win...
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach...
What do you think I am, a bank...?
Now you listen to me, Buster..!
A little hard work never hurt anyone...
What, is he on drugs or something..?
There is no Generation Gap...
Get your elbows off the table...
This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you...
Turn off those lights...
What, do you think I am made of money...?
You call that noise "Music...?"
Let's say a prayer for a safe trip...
We're not lost, I'm just not sure where we are...
As long as you live under my roof, you'll live by my rules...
I'll tell you why. Because I said so. That's why...
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times...
Now let's say grace...
You know, your mother worries about you...
I'm not just talking to hear my own voice you know...
Why don't you go out and get a real job..!
I don't want you kids watching that crap on TV...
Turn off the "Boob-tube...!"
Did you finish all of your homework...?
Eat it..! It's good for you...
You"ll never make any money in that band...
Don't forget to check the oil...
If your friend jumped off a bridge would you do it too...?
If I didn't love you so much I wouldn't punish you, I'd let you do whatever you wanted...
You kids have things so easy nowadays...
Move it or Lose it...!
I had to go through the depression you know...
Don't take any wooden nickels...
How many times do I have to pound that into your head...?
Don't make me come over there...
I'm not lost, it's just over the next hill...
As long as you tried your hardest, that's all that matters...
If if's and but's were candy and nuts, then we'd all have a merry Christmas...
Don't believe everything you hear...
What part of NO don't you understand...?
I don't care what other people are doing...
You're not leaving this house dressed like that...
Didn't your teacher learn you anything..?
What are they teaching you in that school anyway..?
You can marry a rich guy just as easily as you can a poor guy...
Men are like buses. Just wait on the corner and another one will come along...
Do you hear me talking to you..?
Don't you use that tone of voice with me...
Am I talking to a brick wall..?
If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll...
Two wrongs don't make a right...
Don't make me stop the car..!
What did I just get finished telling you...
I love you, son...
I love you, princess...
You know you're always gonna to be Daddy's little girl...
Now I stretch my hands over the ocean and over the top of your head and I give you my blessing...
FATHERS DAY POEMS & STORIES
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"MEMORIES OF FATHER"
When I was Four years old I thought; My daddy can do anything...
At Five years old: My daddy knows a whole lot...
Six years old: My dad is smarter than your dad...
Eight years old: My dad doesn't know exactly everything...
Ten years old: In the olden days, when my dad grew up, things were sure different...
Twelve years old: Oh, well, naturally dad doesn't know anything about that. He's too old to remember his childhood...
Fourteen years old: Don't pay any attention to my dad. He to old-fashioned...
Eighteen years old: Him? Well you know what I say; Don't trust anybody over 30..!
Twenty-five years old: Dad knows about that, but then he should, he's been around so long...
Thirty years old: Maybe we should ask Dad what he thinks. After all, he's probably done this before...
Thirty-five years old: I'm not making that decision until I talk to Dad about this...
Forty years old: I wonder how Dad would handle this..?
Fifty years old: I'd give anything if Dad were still here so I could talk this over with him...
Fifty-five years old: I think Dad was right about alot of things. I wish I would've listened to him a little more carefully...
P.S.- I Love you Dad..!
FATHERS DAY PROSE
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"If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world..."
~ Ancient Chinese Proverb ~
FATHERS DAY PRAYER
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"...O Compassionate God..."
"O Compassionate God..! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and made me conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favoured me with a hearing ear. Thou hast led me to Thy kingdom and guided me to Thy path. Thou hast shown me the right way and caused me to enter the Ark of Deliverance. O God..! Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent tests and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerful, Thou art the Seeing, Thou art the Hearing. O Thou the Compassionate God..! Bestow upon me a heart which like unto a glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy love, and confer upon me thoughts which may change this work into a rose-garden through the outpourings of heavenly grace. Thou art the Compassionate, the Merciful..."
"Thou art the Great Beneficent God..."
~my heartfelt mahalos to Dolores
FATHERS DAY LINKS
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR FATHERING
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR FATHERING
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