Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Daddy's birthday! I found this poem that reminds me of him. We love you, Daddy!

WHEN FATHER PRAYS

When father prays he doesn't use

The words the preacher does;

There's different things for different days -

But mostly it's for us.

Daddy and Sarah

Daddy and Abby

When father prays the house is still,

His voice is slow and deep.

We shut our eyes, the clock ticks loud,

So quiet we must keep.

Daddy and Sydnee

Daddy and Sherrod

He prays that we will be good (girls and) boys
And later on, good (women and) men;

And then we squirm, and think we won't

Have any quarrels again.

Daddy and Elly

Daddy and Selah

You'd never think to look at Dad

He once had tempers, too.

I guess if Father needs to pray,

We youngsters surely do.

Daddy and William

Daddy and Wallace

Sometimes the prayer gets very long

And hard to understand,

And then I wiggle up quite close,

And let him hold my hand.

Daddy's birthday prayer

I can't remember all of it -

I'm little yet, you see;

But one thing I cannot forget -

My father prays for me.

--Unknown

posted by Sydnee Rose