Father's Day 2011

This past Sunday was Father's Day and it was a very good day for this dad. My youngest son—who lives about 120 miles north of me—had contacted me about meeting, so we arranged to meet for lunch halfway between his home and mine, in the town of Big Rapids, home of Ferris State University---where both of my sons attended and graduated years ago.

Sunday morning, on my drive north I was within 20 miles of Big Rapids when my cell phone rang. The call was from my oldest son who lives near Boston. I got to speak with him and my two far-away grandsons before arriving in Big Rapids. Amazing timing! Father's Day was shaping up to be a great day.

When I arrived in Big Rapids, we decided to have lunch at a local establishment where we could share a cold adult beverage or two while eating and having great conversation. We had lots to catch up on since we hadn't been together in months (shame on us!). One of our main topics was about his little ones and how they were doing. Among lots of other things, he mentioned that they had been asking to go fishing, something they all loved to do.

This morning, I found the following photo in my email Inbox. I'm still smiling since I now know they did make that little fishing trip later Sunday afternoon, and because this photo is the epitome of a Happy Father's Day.

Knowing this little guy as I do, I can tell there's
joy and anticipation written all over his face.
Perfect.