Daddy

 His little children giggle as he Fe Fi Fo Fum's up the stairs

His giant's laugh deep and delicious as we await our goodnight prayers

Tucking us in tight, little mummies in our beds

Wrapping us in love with sweet kisses on our heads

Oh Daddy. How impeccably you have lived your life. Your shoulders broad and strong supporting your children and your wife. 

We are so grateful.

So grateful, Daddy

And proud. Proud of this man who put us on those broad shoulders so we could see the parade of life. Keeping us safe and rooted as he showed us the possibilities that lay before us. Offering us the world, while anchoring us to safety. Sweet safety. 

What a gift Daddy.

Thank you.

It is easy to be brave when you have a father who loves you.

It is easy to be generous when you have a father who loves you.

It is easy to be bold when you have a father who loves you.

Our gentle giant of a man has been our safe haven. His sweetness tempered by sharp thought and intentional integrity. Steady. He has been the foundation for the statues his children chisel, as his father before him, and those who follow down the line of ancestral love. We all become giants, one by one by one, until we are All One.

You have crafted a man who is easy to love

Your choices, your thoughts aligned with above

Your faith, your actions, the man that you are

Have placed in the sky a new guiding star

Your children and grandchildren have a beacon to guide 

The path hewn by you is straight and it's wide

We have room to traverse the road as we choose

Safe in the life you have paved, choice by choice, groove by groove

We follow the road, free to skip, free to run

Thank you Daddy. You don't even know what you've done.

But I see the power of the path you have hewn

I see the power of your life's steady tune

I know the choices you could have made

I celebrate the life and the price that you've paid

So Daddy, know now that your love is our fuel

Rest in the knowledge there is no more to do

You've won the race that man races each day

You've crafted a life leading your children to the Way.

I love you dad. We all do-so so so much. Thank you for being you. Thank you for millions of hugs and supportive words, and coaching moments, and education and freedom and safety and sound advice and compassionate listening. For everything. You are a powerful being of Light and we are grateful. Well-done, Daddy!! Well-done.