The best thing about my life are my wife and kids. We have so much fun together. Katie, my oldest daughter, just turned 10. Every now and then, we go on dates together. This is a something we have done with each of our children since they were very little--we like to spend one-on-one time with each child. Every year we have the "big" date on Katie's birthday. We go to Build-A-Bear in the mall, and Katie gets to pick out a bear. This year, we went on a Friday night...to the mall...what a zoo...honestly, I thought it was Halloween...it seems that the days are getting darker and darker as I look at today's teens...some of them are very scary.
But we had fun...we also saw Paul and Sue Palmer. I love the Palmers...they are faithful friends and a great example. It's so cool that my daughters can look not only to their immdediate family female members, but to women in our church as well for good role models. Paul and Sue have four children (3 adult daughters and a 14 year old son). When I look at the way the Palmer's daughters have turned out, it gives me great hope that my Katie and Mollie will do the same. Anyway...for the young fathers out there...go on dates with your daughters.
You know, it is hard for a father to accept that he won't always be "number one" in his daughter's life. When I look at my precious little girls--it is hard to imagine that one day they will rely on a man other than me. I know I won't always be "number one," so instead, I am striving to be a strong "number two."
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