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Happy Father's Day!


Today is father's day and most people are getting together and celebrating with family. Dads, grandpas and uncles all celebrating together the joys of being a father. Maybe getting a chance to relax and enjoy just sitting around watching the kids play and being surrounded with family.

That's what father's day has always looked like for us. We would always gather at my parents house. First, with my grandparents when I was growing up for dinner and a day of enjoying being together. Then as I grew older my sister and I would make sure to spend the day with our dad. Then we got married and had kids of our own and the tradition continued. We would bring all the kids and enjoy BBQing at my parents house enjoying time together.

This year things are different.We can't just jump in the car and head over for a BBQ. We can't sit around on the couch or on the patio talking and laughing together. This year we are 12 hours away from where I've always been for father's day. Just another tradition that has changed over the year as we've discovered just how much we are missing by being away.

I would love to be in Colorado right now enjoying the dry heat on the patio with my dad. I would love to have all the cousins around laughing and playing and being loud and rambunctious in the backyard. But instead we are miles and miles away. Today I sit and feel the sadness of not being with my dad today.

Even though I'm sad I know that there are so many things to be grateful for too. I have a dad that has loved me unconditionally my entire life. I have a dad that is there to support me and lift me up when I need him even all these miles away. His health after more than a year struggling has finally got the all clear from the doctor. He's going to be celebrating many more father's days in the future. I have a wonderful husband that loves being a dad. A husband that loves hanging out with our boys and misses them when he is away. A husband that is working on father's day because he couldn't last weekend when his truck was broken down.

So today while your celebrating with your family give them an extra hug and be grateful that you get to celebrate this special day together. Many people all around you have reasons why they can't be with their dads today.

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