We kept it easy this year and sent cards to our dads/grandpas for Father's Day. Both the dads always say how they never want anything, but a card is next to nothing, but we still need to acknowledge our great dads. We sure love them!
On Father's Day Sunday, went to church first, which wasn't the traditional Father's Day sacrament meeting program. The meeting focused on the Priesthood and the power it has in our lives. It was really nice. The kids sang "Daddy's Homecoming" and "The Dearest Names" and did so well and I got to lead them as I was filling in for a few Sundays. It was also our last day at church in our ward - we are so going to miss these wonderful people here! Many thanked us for all we did there and for our service and expressed how much we'd be missed. We are thankful for all those who served us and we really miss our community there!
We got Dave the "Pie Face" game he's been wanting. We finally found it in stock! So we went along with it and had a "pie" theme for his FD celebration, and the kids loved helping to come up with things to do for it. We had dinner first - homemade pizza pie (buffalo chicken and pepperoni) with pop and salad, and then a chocolate mousse pie and a peach crumble pie the kids helped make for dessert with lots of whipped cream, of course!
We let Daddy open his present and card we made for him. He was excited! Then we played Pie Face, which everyone was excited about! That game is a real hoot and everyone wanted to play it all night!
Then we played another game with our Nerf guns and the a pie target. We each got so many shots and took turns trying to get in the center of the pie (100 pts.) or the sections or slices of pie closest to there. The kids and Dave all loved that, too!
"To every father, I pose the same penetrating question, “Dad, are you awake?” Do your sons ever wonder if you are asleep when it comes to the things that are most important to them? I would suggest that there are several areas that would indicate whether we are “awake” or “asleep” in the eyes of our sons."
"First, our love for God and accepting our role as the family leader in keeping His commandments... Second, the relationship we have with our wives—their mothers... Third, to provide discipline that is just and administered with love."
"Every father in the Church should function as the patriarch of his home. He should take the lead in spiritually guiding the family. He ought not to delegate nor abrogate his responsibilities to the mother. He should call for family prayer, family home evening, scripture reading, and occasional father interviews. He is the protector, the defender, and the kindly source of discipline. It is the father who should lead, unify, and solidify the family unit by accepting the priesthood of God and responding to the calls and privileges associated with priesthood authority. His relationship with God and His Son, Jesus Christ, is one of the beacons which will lead his sons and daughters through the stormy shoals of life."
"President David O. McKay said, 'The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.'"
"Every child needs to be disciplined. Not only do they need it; they expect it; they want it. Discipline gives direction and teaches self-control, but in all discipline there should be a sense of righteous judgment and pure love."
