Sharing thanks for Dads!

Message to dad found at the end of the Target Rock Beach
I was able to hike the Target Rock Beach trail with friends a few weeks ago. When we arrived to the end of the trail, we found this amazing message left for a very special Dad. Seeing this love message made may day. What a wonderful simple idea to honor a dad. No greeting card could ever match the emotion of finding the loving message made of stones found on the beach. Since Fathers day is on Sunday I invite all my blog readers to share why they are thankful for their dads! I will feature these messages on Father's Day!
Here is what I was thankful for yesterday.

  1. I was thankful to Shannon who came over to help Liz prepare for her US History regents. Thanks for being a study buddy for Liz. Shannon is passionate about history and is also a very creative artistic and kind person!
  2. Thanks to my Mom and Day who gave my daughter Becky a ride home from work. 
  3. Thanks to my good friend Stella! We enjoyed having a cup of tea. Also thanks to Jeff for letting Liz use one his drum sets to practice. It was fun hearing them drum together. Jeff had a lot of patience with Liz who just started taking drum lessons.
  4. I was thankful to have a fun movie night with Liz. We saw Madagascar 3 and had a really good laugh. The script is amazingly funny. I recommend it as a great family film.
I invite you to share thanks about your dads! My dad is a great guy and has taught me so much. I'm going to honor him on my Father's Day blog. 

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  1. JanineJune 14, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    beautiful photo of love for dad, "set in stone" on the ocean sands...........how much love is that?! Thank you for sharing.

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