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Home > Men > 2007 > A Gift to Dads


Todd Wilson's Familyman Weekly
A Gift to Dads
Friday, October 12, 2007



Hey Dad,

Finally, a little fall weather has arrived in Northern Indiana. It's been balmy around here lately and has felt more like late July than October. I'm convinced that fall is one of God's greatest gifts to dads.

There is nothing better than cool, crisp nights of campfires, s'mores, and snuggling. My sons, Ike (8) and Abe (6), have been begging me to have a campfire, but I've been putting them off by saying, "It's too hot for a campfire."

But no more. In fact, I'm thinking that this Friday or Saturday night would be the perfect time for a little marshmallow roasting. About the only drawback is that it's pretty much a big pain.

In my head I picture laughing, roasting, and singing. In reality, it's gooey hands, potential 3rd degree burns, and flaming sticks being swung around like light sabers. I'm sure I'll do more yelling than singing—but you know what? It's worth it.

I know that there is no better feeling than to sit around a warm fire with the people you love the most. In fact, if I were only given 24 hours to live, I would spend at least a couple of those hours around the campfire with my family.

So, Dad, let me encourage you to enjoy some of that good, God-given fall weather with your family this weekend. Make a campfire, go pick apples, drink apple cider, or make s'mores.

If you live where it's perpetually warm, be creative and have your own fall night. Go get some fallish leaves and apple cider from Wal-Mart and have a campfire anyway. If you don't have a fire pit, pick up a metal or ceramic one from Lowe's (they're probably on sale).

It will be sticky, messy, and inconvenient—but I guarantee it will be good.

Well, I've got to go. My darling children just spilled—oh, about 10,000 air-soft BB's on the kitchen floor. Big mess, cool sound.

You 'da Dad,





P.S. To read about fellow dad Brenden Bruce's camping dilemma, go to http://www.familymanweb.com/article/camped-out-by-brendan-bruce.

P.P.S. Hey Dad, a fellow dad needs our help. Ed wrote me and asked me to have you pray for him as he's, in his words, 'blown it again'. To read Ed's letter, go to http://www.familymanweb.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=29&page=1#Item_1.

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