Love of Fathers

Anybody who knows me knows my father.  See even if you never met him you have encountered him in some way in me.  I am truly a product of my father.  Of course my mother can be seen in me too, in my love of games, my artistic side and devotion to needlepoint, but most of the rest of me comes from my father.  My love of cooking, my story telling nature, my sense of humor, my loud voice and imposing presence along with about nine hundred and fifty other traits including the tendency to exaggerate comes from my father.

On this father’s day I want to say thank you to Ed Carter for being such a great supporter, cheerleader, role model and overall generous soul to me.  Although he pushed me all the time to be better, do more, try harder he also gave me options and advantages for which I am truly thankful.  My dad always thought I could do anything.  I am sure that is how I developed my “Not always correct, but never in doubt” personality.

As a child he never missed an opportunity to teach me something that he thought I would need to know even if I wasn’t interested.  I might not have been interested then, but now I am glad I know how to take care of my house, earn money, grow a garden, cook anything, travel the world alone, be generous with others, talk to strangers so they quickly become friends, tip generously, nurture employees, spoil friends, love family and most importantly raise a daughter.

Thanks Dad for being a great dad.  Because of you I picked a wonderful husband who became a great Dad to our child.  Father’s day is not the only day I think about how important fathers are, but don’t let a day go by without knowing that I am surrounded by men who are father’s I love, my own and my daughters.