Quotes About Dads

 The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart ..

A Father is not someone to lean on, but someone who makes leaning unnecessary.

To be in your child's memories tomorrow ...you have to be in their lives today.

Fathers learn a lot from children about coping with life.

You can learn many things from children ... how much patience you have, for instance.

SOME FATHERLY ADVICE AND WORDS OF WISDOM

(Do Any Of These Sound Familiar To You?)

"Were you raised in a barn? Close the door!"

"Big boys don't cry."

"Now you listen to me, Buster!"

"A little dirt never hurt anyone ... just wipe it off."

"You call that a haircut?"

"This will hurt me a lot more than it will hurt you."

"Don't give me any of your lip, young lady."

"As long as you live under my roof, you'll live by my rules."

"What's so funny? Wipe that smile off your face!"

"Eat it! It will grow hair on your chest."

"Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry!"

"You have it so easy ... when I was your age..I had to walk to school in 10 feet of snow up hill both ways."

"What do you think I am ... a bank?

"If you break your leg, don't come running to me."

My Father When I Was...

4 years old

"My daddy can do anything."

5 years old

"My daddy knows a whole lot."

6 years old

"My dad is smarter than your dad."

8 years old

"My dad doesn't know exactly everything."

10 years old

"In the olden days when my dad grew up,
things were sure different."

12 years old

"Oh well!
Naturally, Dad doesn't know anything about that.
He is too old to remember his childhood."

14 years old

"Don't pay any attention to my dad.
He is so old-fashioned!"

21 years old

"Him?  My Lord, he's hopelessly out-of-date!"

25 years old

"Dad knows a little bit about it,
but then he should because
he's been around for so long."

30 years old

"Maybe we should ask dad what he thinks."

35 years old

"I'm not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad."

40 years old

"I wonder how Dad would have handled it.
He was so wise and had a world of experience."

50 years old

"I'd give anything if Dad were here now
so I could talk this over with him.
Too bad I didn't appreciate how smart he was.
I could have learned a lot from him."

~ Ann Landers ~

When I was a boy of 14,
My father was so ignorant
I could hardly stand to have
The old man around.

But when I got to be 21,
I was astonished at how much
The old man had learned in seven years.

~ Mark Twain ~

Fields of Blessings on Father’s Day

 

On Father’s Day we take the time
To turn our thoughts to dad
Thank him for the home he gave
For all the things we had.

We think about the fleeting years
Too quickly, gone for good
It seems like only yesterday
I’d go back if I could. 



A time when dad was always there
No matter what the weather
Always strong when things went wrong
He held our lives together.

He strived so hard from day to day
And never once complained
With steady hands, he worked the land
And kept the family name.



He taught us that hard work pays off
You reap just what you sow
He said that if you tend your crops
Your field will overflow.

My harvest has been bountiful
He taught me how to give
In his firm and steadfast way
He taught me how to live.



Dad dwells among the angels now
He left us much too soon
He glides across a golden field
 Above the harvest moon.

I see him in the fields of grain
He rides upon the wind
When my path is beaten down
He picks me up again.

 ~ Marilyn Ferguson ©2003 ~
Echoes Of The Heart

True Happiness

 True happiness may be sought,
caught, or thought,
But never bought.

Happiness is the result of being
too busy to be unhappy.

No one can define happiness.
You have to be unhappy to
understand it.

Genuine happiness is when a wife
sees a double chin on her husband's
old girlfriend.

Happiness does not come from
what you have.
But what you are.

Happiness is where you find it
and seldom where you seek it.

Happiness is home brewed.

The surest path to happiness
is in losing yourself in a cause
greater than yourself.

The place to be happy is here,
the time to be happy is now,
the way to be happy is to
make others so.

Prayer For My Grandchild

We felt the need to write you
This note is filled with love
We soon will be departing
In flight just like a dove.

To the land that dwells up yonder
We wanted you to know
Our hearts are ever heavy
It’s hard for us to go.

So many things to tell you
Will never come to pass
Our final days are numbered
Just like the fleeting grass.

Our lives are full of knowledge
We want to pass along
Things to be remembered
When we on earth are gone.

We pray for God’s sweet mercy
To shield your tiny face
Gently lead and guide you
Shelter you with grace.

We pray for Godly wisdom
When tempted to the brim
We pray you’ll look to Jesus
And place your trust in Him.

We pray for gentle patience
When pushed beyond the brink
We pray that you’ll be different
Won't care what others think.

We pray for peace and kindness
When you go into the street
We pray that you’ll give mercy
To strangers that you meet.

We pray the door will open
When you seek the narrow way
We pray you’ll read the Bible
Till we meet again one day.

We pray for strength and valor
When the world leads you astray
We pray you’ll look to Jesus

The truth, the light, the way.

Author/Written By:
Marilyn Ferguson
©2005

A Simple Place In Time

I Am The Way, The Truth, The Light

I Am The Way, The Truth, The Light

I am the bliss on summer night.

 

I am the wind, the sun, the rain

I am the splash on windowpane.

 

I am the sleet, the hail, the snow

I am the mighty winds that blow.

 

I am the fog, the mist, the dew

I am the rainbow shining through.

 

I am the tree, the grass, the vine

I am the fragrance in the wine.

 

I am the pond, the lake, the sea

I am the buzzing honey bee.

 

I am the stars, the moon, the sky

I am the eagle flying high.

 

I am the rose, the hue, the spring

I am the tiny birds that sing.

 

I am the width, the breath, the height

I Am The Way, The Truth, The Light.

 

~ © Marilyn Ferguson ~