I feel compelled to write something on this blog each Father’s Day.  Maybe it’s because the first year I celebrated Father’s Day as a dad, my own dad had died just a few months earlier.  But my twin daughters were born a few months earlier as well.

Being a dad was then, and is now, one of the the greatest gifts God has bestowed upon me.  But I want to write about something a little different in 2021.

I know it is not Grandfather’s Day, but being a granddad is yet another precious gift.  This is the first Father’s Day when my son-in-law, Jacob Lewis, can celebrate this day as a father himself.

I marvel every time I am around grandson Dakota at what amazing parents my daughter Allison and Jacob are when with their son.  Whenever Jacob has been away, even for a short time, when Dakota sees his dad, that little boy’s face lights up.  That is a sure sign Jacob is handling his fatherly duties the right way.

I want to say that Dakota has a terrific set of parents and Jacob is a special dad.  For a grandfather, that is something special to know.