DADS

Today's kids desperately need Dads who...

... play catch, enjoy tea parties or wrestle because the heart of a child is there and they set out to capture it.

... laugh till their belly hurts and tears fall from their eyes while secretly creating deep friendships and memories that last a lifetime.

... make mistakes but consider them to be wonderful opportunities to learn.

... place an out of tune preschool concert or a ten-year- old's baseball game on life's agenda because they are of infinite worth to those playing.

... love at all times, because love is a gift freely given and not a reward for service well done.

... listen eye to eye and with both ears even if it means getting on one knee.

... admit when they are wrong and work to make things right.

... hear about those in need and say, "Let's do something to help right now!" and set off an uncontrollable wildfire of generosity and kindness.

... give the credit to others and empower those they touch to succeed in all that they do.

... model love as action, commitment, and truth even when it hurts because they believe God can work miracles in even the hardest heart.

... love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and mind and know that the rest is just details.