Father’s Day is right around the corner. Can I take a little blog poll? What do you love, respect, or admire most about your Father? What memory had the greatest impact?

For me, it was the fact that my dad was always there for me. Sports were a huge part of my life growing up and I don’t think he missed a single game! But the most memorable was my freshman year at the University of Chicago. I didn’t get much playing time early in the season and we had a cross-country game at Brandeis in Boston. I still can’t believe this, but my parents drove at least twenty-hours round trip to watch me play about ten minutes! I’ll never forget it. And if I remember right, they had to pull an all-nighter to drive home after the game.

One of the greatest gifts we can give us our kids is the gift of presence. It’s also one of the greatest gifts our Heavenly Father has given to us!