{"id":111,"date":"2008-06-15T10:44:12","date_gmt":"2008-06-15T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glorajean.com\/content\/?p=111"},"modified":"2008-06-15T10:44:12","modified_gmt":"2008-06-15T18:44:12","slug":"fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Father’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have never written a serious blog.\u00a0 In fact I am usually not that serious, so I’m not sure how this is going to go or really even how to start.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is Father’s Day, a day with which I have always had a love\/hate relationship.\u00a0 Ironically the opening hymn in\u00a0Sacrament Meeting was O My Father.\u00a0 As the familiar intro started I thought “this is a funeral song” which several people around me also whispered to their neighbors.\u00a0 Suddenly all those memories of Father’s Days spend in Primary came flooding in.\u00a0 Not that that is bad.\u00a0 Just memories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Growing up I am a\u00a0bit\u00a0ashamed to admit that I was easily annoyed with sympathetic and sensitive gestures of teachers and leaders who assured me it was alright to make my card for\u00a0or give my gift to someone else, like Grandpa (who was the usual recipient of such delights).\u00a0 I felt like I didn’t need the reminder of why my life was different from the other kids my age.\u00a0 I was never offended, but I was too young to appreciate that they were simply being thoughtful and did not want me to feel left out of the activity.\u00a0 And I was too busy wondering ‘what if.’<\/span><\/p>\n

Although I have generally spent at least a few minutes of every Father’s Day devoted to feeling sorry for myself, today I\u00a0am feeling gratitude.\u00a0\u00a0I am truly grateful for the wonderful male influences my life has been blessed with.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My dad.\u00a0 I don’t remember much about him,\u00a0other than he\u00a0made me happy and he bought me a\u00a0My Little Pony at the toy store once (which also made me happy).\u00a0\u00a0I know he was a musician (which\u00a0I am greatful to him for passing on to me) and had a great sense of humor.\u00a0 I know he was smart and that he loved my mom and\u00a0his children a lot.\u00a0 And I know he still does.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My Grandpa was always there to fill in at all the Daddy Daughter events.\u00a0 He always accepted Father’s Day gifts and cards with a smile, a\u00a0hug, and a loving\u00a0wet kiss.\u00a0 I knew he would always be there if I needed him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brother<\/span> Park<\/span> was the home teacher extraordinaire.\u00a0 He was always\u00a0present at key events in our family\u00a0like baptisms and sealings.\u00a0 He\u00a0was a\u00a0great example and always ready to\u00a0offer his services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have the most amazing brother.\u00a0\u00a0I have always looked up to him, and for good reason.\u00a0\u00a0I could always count on him to come to my rescue\u00a0after getting hurt or offer a blessing when I was sick.\u00a0\u00a0Grandma always said\u00a0that he is a lot like my\u00a0own Dad, so it has been really fun to see his relationship with his\u00a0own daughter.\u00a0 He is a wonderful father.\u00a0\u00a0I like to imagine that that’s a lot like\u00a0how it\u00a0was\/would have been.\u00a0 I know I don’t\u00a0tell you enough, but I love you, Ryan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been blessed with an awesome father in\u00a0law.\u00a0 At first I really fought\u00a0calling him “Dad” but I have really\u00a0come to think of him and love him like my own.\u00a0 He is a strong role model and a truly great parent.\u00a0 He is loving, perceptive,\u00a0and thoughtful.\u00a0 He\u00a0gives great advice and seriously amazing hugs.\u00a0\u00a0I am so incredibly grateful to be a part of his amazing\u00a0family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last, but not least, I have the best husband in the whole world, who will one day be an extraordinary\u00a0dad to our own kids.\u00a0 He is Superman.\u00a0 He is my rock and I love him.\u00a0 He is so loving, helpful, intelligent, and thoughtful.\u00a0 I respect and admire everything about him.\u00a0 I am not sure\u00a0how I got to be\u00a0so lucky to have him in my life, but I am grateful\u00a0for every day I get to spend with him.\u00a0 I love you, Nate!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have never written a serious blog.\u00a0 In fact I am usually not that serious, so I’m not sure how this is going to go or really even how to start. Today is Father’s Day, a day with which I have always had a love\/hate relationship.\u00a0 Ironically the opening hymn in\u00a0Sacrament Meeting was O My … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-far-flung-northern-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorajean.com\/content\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}