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A man of integrity and inner strength is how I would describe my dad. He spent his life working hard, long hours as he maintained a dairy farm. Running a dairy farm requires hours and hours of hard labor, but he always had time for us kids. His days began at 4:30 a.m. milking the cows and were consumed by countless other chores throughout the day. But in the evenings, he spent time playing with us kids. He always had a story to tell or a joke to play on someone. Bringing us little furry creatures he found in the barn was a normal part of our lives. Once he even brought a baby skunk to the house and my sister took it to school. She regretted that as the skunk didn’t like school anymore than she did and it sprayed her. I never heard my mom complain, but during the winter, if a baby calf was small and sickly, he would bring it inside the house and let it sleep in the bathroom to keep it from freezing.
He was always being silly about something which made it hard to tell when he was being serious. His favorite saying at the dinner table was, “Do you want to go to town?” We would all cheer and get so excited. Then he would laugh and say, “OK, you can go...to sleepy town.”
I learned honesty and a good work ethic from my dad. He never made a point of trying to teach me these things by hard lessons or sermons, he let the way he lived his life be our example. If he said it, he stood behind it and if he made a promise to someone, he kept it. A lot of kids go to church because the mom takes them, but for us, it was mom and dad. We rarely missed a church service and once again he taught us to love the Lord by example. He never tried to force us to love God, he just showed us God’s love by the he lived his life.
I am so thankful for my dad. I was truly one of those little girls who thought her dad could do no wrong and that he was the strongest, smartest man on earth. And I still do. The years have taken a toll on his physical strength, but his inner strength continues to grow. He never meets a stranger and everyone is welcome in his home. His words are filled with kindness and giving. He is an exceptional dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.
He is honored and adored by all 50 of his family members. He is the father of five children, the grandfather of 21 grandkids and the great-grandfather of 12 little ones.
We all love, respect and honor you this Father’s Day.
Joanie Scovel
Tecumseh
A man of integrity and inner strength is how I would describe my dad. He spent his life working hard, long hours as he maintained a dairy farm. Running a dairy farm requires hours and hours of hard labor, but he always had time for us kids. His days began at 4:30 a.m. milking the cows and were consumed by countless other chores throughout the day. But in the evenings, he spent time playing with us kids. He always had a story to tell or a joke to play on someone. Bringing us little furry creatures he found in the barn was a normal part of our lives. Once he even brought a baby skunk to the house and my sister took it to school. She regretted that as the skunk didn’t like school anymore than she did and it sprayed her. I never heard my mom complain, but during the winter, if a baby calf was small and sickly, he would bring it inside the house and let it sleep in the bathroom to keep it from freezing.
He was always being silly about something which made it hard to tell when he was being serious. His favorite saying at the dinner table was, “Do you want to go to town?” We would all cheer and get so excited. Then he would laugh and say, “OK, you can go...to sleepy town.”
I learned honesty and a good work ethic from my dad. He never made a point of trying to teach me these things by hard lessons or sermons, he let the way he lived his life be our example. If he said it, he stood behind it and if he made a promise to someone, he kept it. A lot of kids go to church because the mom takes them, but for us, it was mom and dad. We rarely missed a church service and once again he taught us to love the Lord by example. He never tried to force us to love God, he just showed us God’s love by the he lived his life.
I am so thankful for my dad. I was truly one of those little girls who thought her dad could do no wrong and that he was the strongest, smartest man on earth. And I still do. The years have taken a toll on his physical strength, but his inner strength continues to grow. He never meets a stranger and everyone is welcome in his home. His words are filled with kindness and giving. He is an exceptional dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.
He is honored and adored by all 50 of his family members. He is the father of five children, the grandfather of 21 grandkids and the great-grandfather of 12 little ones.
We all love, respect and honor you this Father’s Day.
Joanie Scovel
Tecumseh
