Meet my wonderful Father…Never to be Forgotten!
“It was Grandfather’s birthday. He was 79. He got up early, showered, combed his hair and put on his Sunday best so he would look nice when they came.
He skipped his daily walk to the town café where he had coffee with his cronies. He wanted to be home when they came.
He put his porch chair on the sidewalk so he could get a better view of the street when they drove up to help celebrate his birthday.
At noon he got tired but decided to forgo his nap so he could be there when they came. Most of the rest of the afternoon he spent near the telephone so he could answer it when they called.
His has five married children, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One son and daughter live within 10 miles of his place. They hadn’t visited him for a long time. But today was his birthday and they were sure to come.
At suppertime he left the cake untouched so they could cut it and have dessert with him.
After supper he sat on the porch waiting.
At 8:30 he went to his room to prepare for bed. Before retiring he left a note on the door, which read, “Be sure to wake me up when you come.”
It was Grandfather’s birthday. He was 79.”
This fell out of my Dad’s bible when I picked it up to read while visiting my Mom. My Mother had read it in Ann Lander’s daily advice column many years ago. It so touched my heart for lonely and forgotten father’s and grandfather’s that I decided to share it with you.
Yesterday was Father’s Day…did you remember to celebrate your father and grandfather?
~Jackie Johnson - I am a former tribal missionary to the Kuna Indians on the Colombian border in Central America. Fluent in several languages, my husband and I currently pastor a Spanish-speaking church in Southern California. My passion is mentoring and equipping dedicated young women for life, marriage, motherhood, and beyond. I am the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of three Princesses and four young Knights.
