{Photo 170/365} The boys spent the day with their dad – golfing. Brent and I took my dad and mom out to lunch. God could not have blessed me with a more awesome dad. I share a little about my dad in the book I’m writing, Overcoming the Nevers, here’s an excerpt from Chapter 7, Transformation:
“A significant role model in my life was my father; one of the most amazing men I know, next to my husband. He is faithful, honest, forgiving, gracious, reliable, and unselfish. I remember asking him frequently as I was growing up, “Dad, did you have a good day today?” His answer was consistent and always the same, “Ter-bear, everyday is a great day.” From what I could see as a child and still to this day, my dad maintains a positive attitude. I know now the reality is that everyday had it’s challenges for him, as it does for all of us.
What he taught me was, happiness is a choice. We can choose each moment of everyday to make it a great day – we can choose to focus on our blessings and the positive or we can choose to not. From this one example, my father demonstrated to me gratefulness, faithfulness, happiness, decisiveness; positive character.”
“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” ~Clarence Budington Kelland
