A Father Is…
A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us
there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.
A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
A father is a truly rich man if his children run into his arms when his
hands are empty.
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.
Credit is given to the author of this poem when
the original author is known.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Father's Day!
Don’t forget Father’s Day on June 20th!
Dad’s Lessons Of Life
Tim Russert, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press from 1991 to 2008, did something that most of us will never do: He wrote a book expressing his gratitude for – and celebrating the wisdom of – his beloved father. The 2004 memoir was entitled Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life, and it became a #1 bestseller.
Big Russ & Me did something else: It inspired more than 60,000 people to write and email Russert with their own memories of their fathers. In 2006 Russert turned some of those memories into his second bestseller, Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, giving others an opportunity to express their gratitude for – and celebrate the wisdom of – their own fathers.
Tim Russert died suddenly in June 2008 at the age of 58. In addition to being a son he was himself a father, a husband, and in the words of a colleague, “one of the premier political journalists and analysts of his time.” He received countless awards for professional excellence, and was clear on where credit for his many accomplishments was due. In the introduction to Big Russ & Me Russert wrote, “I hope this book will encourage readers to think about the things they learned from their father. Whatever we achieve and whoever we are, we stand on their shoulders.”
You don’t have to write a book to tell the dads in your life how much you appreciate them.
Dad’s Lessons Of Life
Tim Russert, moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press from 1991 to 2008, did something that most of us will never do: He wrote a book expressing his gratitude for – and celebrating the wisdom of – his beloved father. The 2004 memoir was entitled Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life, and it became a #1 bestseller.
Big Russ & Me did something else: It inspired more than 60,000 people to write and email Russert with their own memories of their fathers. In 2006 Russert turned some of those memories into his second bestseller, Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, giving others an opportunity to express their gratitude for – and celebrate the wisdom of – their own fathers.
Tim Russert died suddenly in June 2008 at the age of 58. In addition to being a son he was himself a father, a husband, and in the words of a colleague, “one of the premier political journalists and analysts of his time.” He received countless awards for professional excellence, and was clear on where credit for his many accomplishments was due. In the introduction to Big Russ & Me Russert wrote, “I hope this book will encourage readers to think about the things they learned from their father. Whatever we achieve and whoever we are, we stand on their shoulders.”
You don’t have to write a book to tell the dads in your life how much you appreciate them.
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