Father's Day Salute

Father's Day 2010: Frisbee Golf, anyone?

I want to acknowledge Father's Day... even if I am one day late.

Dan Kirkbride is first!

Not many men would take on three little wildy boys and make them his own. Not many would have the maturity or emotional and physical resources to make a commitment like that. Dan did all those 17 years years ago and never wavered in his decision. He rescued the boys from living lives with no earthly father. He has provided them with his example of how to be a man of God in an earthly sense. Dan is a man's man and he showed our boys how to be men and how to be comfortable in their skin. He models integrity, respect for others and hard work. He loves them even when they mess up. He never gives up! Besides that he loved me so that I could love all those kids.....How can I ever express my gratitude for a man of such character and value?!?!

Dad Kirkbride is second!

This is Dan's first Father's Day without his Dad.... a hard first and yet Ken's hand print is everywhere in our lives and on our ranch. He laid the foundation for the man I married and he was a great supporter of our wild and busy large and unconventional family. Family meant the world to him. He valued that in every way... with his time and his resources. He left a family legacy in every sense of the word. Oh, how we miss him!

Don Johnston... my Dad, is not to be forgotten!

Great provider and constant in our family all through the years. He took on two adopted children as well and loved and raised them as his own! He didn't have to do that but he did and I am so grateful! He has been through some tough stuff with us... Brian's accident, me losing my first husband to cancer but he has been there through it all. He has cared for my Mother through all her health issues too. We can't forget that he served us nobly in WWII! He was there in the thick of it on D'Day! He sacrificed for our freedom....

Awesome Dad's! Happy Day! I love you each!