Dear Dad,
As Father's day is approaching, I have had some time to reflect on what makes you such a wonderful dad and to be honest, the list was just too long to write out. No present could ever effectively tell you how much you mean to me and words could never tell you how much I love you and appreciate you, but here it goes:
Do you remember?
Do you remember when I was just a little girl? Do you remember all of those times that I would fall asleep in the car and you would carry me to my bed? I'm sure you know, but most of the time I was just faking. Do you remember letting be sit on your shoulders? I felt like I was on top of the world. Do you remember all of those times we would throw a softball around in the yard? Those were some of my favorite times. Do you remember making breakfast for dinner? You make the best french toast and bacon.
I remember.
I remember when I was just a little girl and I would look up at you and I would think "My Daddy is the tallest man there ever was." I remember thinking I was the luckiest little girl. I remember thinking that every other little girl was cheated because I got the best Daddy in the whole wide world.
Now that I'm a little older, I know you aren't the tallest man there ever was but I still believe that every other little girl was cheated because I truly believe that I did get the best Daddy in the whole wide world.
I can't help but believe that I am blessed beyond what I deserve to have you as a Dad. You are the greatest man I have ever known and the first man to steal my heart. Thank you for loving and caring for me. Thank you for being a wonderful role model of what it looks like to humbly sacrifice for those you love. Thank you for always taking my phone calls and listening to me. Thank you for giving fatherly advice when it is needed. Thank you for being willing to correct me when I'm wrong and celebrate my victories. Thank you for just being you and thank you for being my dad.
I may not fall asleep in the car and have you carry me to my bed anymore. I may not be able to fit on your shoulders anymore. I may not be home enough to throw a softball in the yard with you or eat breakfast for dinner anymore. However, I will always be your little girl.
This short letter could never truly express how grateful I am for you, Dad. I could not have asked for a more compassionate, driven and caring man to call my father. If I have a little girl one day and her father is only half of the man that you are, then she will truly be blessed.
Happy Father's Day!
Love,
Your Little Girl
