tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post1798329300532554649..comments2024-02-26T08:02:05.002-05:00Comments on Nitty.Gritty.: Playing an active roleJodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338865463777681078noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-76670846143282472042007-06-19T22:34:00.000-04:002007-06-19T22:34:00.000-04:00I'm ever so fortunate to have the greatest dad a g...I'm ever so fortunate to have the greatest dad a girl could have - a real Christian example. He and mom are approaching their 49th anniversary - how cool is that?<BR/><BR/>You are fortunate, too, Jody! Chip looks like an awesome dad!susan opelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820395037541838526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-87479279291531284762007-06-19T21:33:00.000-04:002007-06-19T21:33:00.000-04:00Love all the fun fathers day photos!! so special!!...Love all the fun fathers day photos!! so special!!<BR/>Xxjesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900950896328136985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-4211630735449215422007-06-19T19:05:00.000-04:002007-06-19T19:05:00.000-04:00I just love these Father's Day posts! I love seei...I just love these Father's Day posts! I love seeing pictures of dad's and their babies, they just melt my heart! I hope you are having a great week so far, Jody!Mixed Up Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754910613761708339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-80595532155837762022007-06-19T15:16:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:16:00.000-04:00Hey Jody,I am a wife, mother of 3 and part time ki...Hey Jody,<BR/>I am a wife, mother of 3 and part time kindergarten teacher in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I find your blog, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always inspirtational and thought provoking and REAL. You are a chickie in the trenches. You have changed my life and they way I think since I stumbled upon your blog about a year ago. Kudos!!<BR/>A Canadian FanCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617727776817675180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-89569572870750937342007-06-19T15:06:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:06:00.000-04:00oh man, thanks for the reminder that god is our fa...oh man, thanks for the reminder that god is our father. <BR/>i just had one of countless crappy dad moments just a few minutes ago! after spending a delightful week with his mother, and getting her safely on the plane and back to MO, i got a call, not to say "thanks for having her - she is here safe and had a great time" . . . but instead, "where did you put mom's baggage claim ticket? . . . well, they always give one . . . it would be on her boarding pass cover. did you get one of those? " on and on. <BR/>thanks for reminding me that while i will NEVER be enough for my dad . . . and even if i receive one of his infamous, "cara, i am disappointed in you" phone calls or letters . . . i am more than enough and loved with abundance by god. <BR/>(that doesn't change the fact that i pounded on my steering wheel and said a few choice words after hanging up with him! :) <BR/>thanks for "letting" me vent - it helps to just put it out there into cyber space sometimes. whew.cara harjeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633544149049073597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-42523669201066950112007-06-19T14:45:00.000-04:002007-06-19T14:45:00.000-04:00OH girl you totally have me tearing up here. I mis...OH girl you totally have me tearing up here. I miss my daddy so much. He was a sherriff deputy killed in line of duty and it was just the most horrible thing ever. I wasa a 100 percent daddys girl. (my mom was in a car accident when i was a baby and he literally had me tied to him for 2 years) My mom got better but I still had that special bond no one could take away or come between. My mom and I are close but NOT like me and daddy. SHe says it was because of those two years that I was so much HIS. NOW I THANK GOD my little girl has such a close bond with her daddy. IT is such a HUGE factor in our lives. OUR moms too but when we go to choose our husbands when we date etc and just in every day lives IT is so important to have that wonderful example of how a man should love and treat you. IM so happy you have that as well with yours. We are so blessed to have this in todays world. I hate my little girl will never know PHYSICALLY her grandfather. BUT I KNOW I just know he kissed her a million times and snuggle upped her as much as he could before she left heaven to come to me. SHe is so much him it is phenomenal. Thank you for this post. I was so sad on fathers day and trying to snap out of it. thank you again.Nancywithajoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158513450348010685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-7002075452178250272007-06-19T12:47:00.000-04:002007-06-19T12:47:00.000-04:00I heard a commentary on the radio re: dad's the ot...I heard a commentary on the radio re: dad's the other day and how it's the "time" spent with their kids that is important. NOT..how much they can buy for them, NOT how much money they make and the list goes on. Kids will never remember that list but the "time" given to them by their parents. I also heard how important Dad's are to be present in a family.<BR/>But to add here for the people who get sad about their own dad's or their husbands lacking in this area. I want to say that they probably didn't have it modeled to them. More is caught then taught!<BR/>There are exceptions to this dynamic...guys who seem to know that they didn't have a dad to model what was important so they make a conscious effort to break that cycle.<BR/>Thank you for sharing your thoughts and pics of your family! It means so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-27302175866824498612007-06-19T12:20:00.000-04:002007-06-19T12:20:00.000-04:00you are so right about everything you have said he...you are so right about everything you have said here. I was thinking about this last night while talking with a friend about how she was so happy to see my husband playing football with our son. I explained to her that I did notice because he doesn't spend as much time as he could doing those unimportant but oh-so important things with him. So I went on to explain to her that it makes me sad that I get excited about these bits of time because it's something he should do more often and it should be natural, and not go unnoticed, but maybe it should be less surprising when he does share time with our children, you know?<BR/>I will have to share your entry with him when he comes home this evening.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08411573773769824347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1767159126988855912007-06-19T11:45:00.000-04:002007-06-19T11:45:00.000-04:00Jody, I know this may sound strange but it seemed ...Jody, I know this may sound strange but it seemed as though at one point in your post I could just feel the love and warmth radiating from this post. I then ofcoase cried LOL! Felt like you were there saying EXACTLY what I needed to hear! Hugs!Christalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162377745532434601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-54309124332919908762007-06-19T11:01:00.000-04:002007-06-19T11:01:00.000-04:00This post hits home. I struggled with the relatio...This post hits home. I struggled with the relationship with my biological father for years, before he drew my last straw...and I had to just give up. <BR/><BR/>But, God had a hand in giving me a step-dad who would step in fully and take over the job that my real dad should have done. He is wonderful, and my mom has hundreds of photos like this of me and him. I love that. <BR/><BR/>These photos of Chip and your kids make me smile!<BR/><BR/>Have a great day-<BR/>~LeaLea L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10194544597751527740noreply@blogger.com