Everyday is a day of GRATITUDE!

We generally set aside today, Thanksgiving Day, as a day of gratitude for all the things we are blessed with in our lives.  Yet, we all know that truly everyday is a day of gratitude, a day of thanksgiving, a day to reflect on our family, our health, our children, our shelter...everything, even the small things, that we sometimes take for granted.


With the recent economic decline, some of us have had a tough year or couple of years. Many people have lost their homes, their way of life, many...if not all..of their possessions, yet the persevere, because they know they have so many other blessings in their life in which to be thankful.  And if you are a parent, you know that there are times when the road of life may get a little bumpy...and full of twists and turns, but you know you can never give up, because there is someone depending on you, looking at you, inspired by you, and learning from you.  You know that when you look at your children, no matter how dark the day may seem around you, there is a light...a brighter day, radiating from their presence in your life.  Making you smile when perhaps there wasn't a lot to smile about that day...making an otherwise dreary, depressing day....an amazing, incredibly wonderful day, because they reminded you of what was most important in your life.


I am thankful for being Daniel's dad.  Nothing in my life gives me as much joy, and I am thankful to God.  No matter where I go, or what I accomplish in life, it will always pale in comparison to the fact that I am a father...his father.  So I will always have plenty to be thankful for, more than I could ever repay.  Being a dad is my greatest title, and one that I will spend every day of my life continuing to earn, as every day is a new opportunity to be the BEST DADDY EVER.


Dads, take some time out today, and reflect on the relationship you have with your child, and what that relationship means to you.  Make a commitment to be a better daddy every day of your life.  Treat every day you have with them, every moment you spend with them....with the gratitude that such a blessing requires.  The feeling you get is indescribable, and it gets better and better every day.  Earn the title...BEST DADDY EVER everyday of your life.  Its a title that no one can bestow upon you, or take away from you...you earn with your dedication to your child or children, your commitment to them, your selflessness, and by being a consistent figure and positive force in their life.  


Be the BEST DADDY EVER...everyday.