Father's Day should be more than just another day. How will you spend it?
I'm grateful that I my son and daughter that want to spend time with my wife and I on Father's Day. I'm also thankful that I have my father and mother that I can share some time with on this day as well. Spending time with all of them is more rewarding than any gift, card or letter I could receive. Time is the most valued gift that can be given, and sharing a few memories can bring a laugh or two as well. 
One of my favorite memories with my kids were when they were about 5 and 7 and we took them trout fishing for the first time. I still can see my daughter's eyes when she reeled in those trout and to watch her as she studied them. Then to see the fun my son had fishing and to watch him show interest in learning how to tie on the leader and hook. The excitement fun they both had during this time will truly be cherished.
My son is married now and his new wife and my daughter now enjoy stopping by to play some games, eat a bite and talk with my wife and I. My wife and I are grateful we have a family to spend this time with. There are some people out there that aren't this fortunate. I hope they are able to find a way to remember the good times they had and to recall the memories that made them know the contribution their father made for them.
With that in mind, I thought I would share a little history about Father's Day.
The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
In 1926, a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City. Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956. In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. So Father's Day was born in memory and gratitude by a daughter who thought that her father and all good fathers should be honored with a special day just like we honor our mothers on Mother's Day.
- Father's Day is one we can enjoy and learn to give back more than we recieve. So what will you do on Father's Day? How will you spend this day? Will you make some memories your family will enjoy in the future?
May your Father's Day be one honored are remembered!
David L. Britt, MBA
Olathe, Kansas
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Heritage Real Estate
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