A Father's Day blog post

A little while ago I was sitting in church enjoying a Von Trapp Family moment. On the stage were my son, who was playing backup guitar, my son-in-law, who is the music director and lead guitarist; his brother, who was the drummer; and my wife and daughter, who are in the choir.

And, because this is a summer weekend and people are on vacation, they actually were the choir. 

I, lacking any musical talent, was in the back of the church. 

During the sermon, they sat back down and my son came over to sit with me, and he put his arm around me.

It was a good Father's Day moment.

He is a big lug who now towers over me.  I remember when I used to be able to carry him on my shoulders, but that was a long time ago. 

A couple of years ago, when he turned 18, he talked me into getting a tattoo with him.  I wrote a story about it and they ran it in the paper on Father's Day in 2007. Here it is. 

A couple of weeks ago, my daughter marked her first anniversary. In October 2007, when we were in the early stages of preparing for her wedding, I wrote a story about what it was like to be assuming the role of the father of the bride.  Here it is.