Happy Father's Day PostSecret Style!

It's a day late, but so was my phone call. He didn't mind at all and was just thrilled that I called. It was my weekly call to my Mommy, but I spent most of the time on the phone with him. She didn't mind either.

He came into our lives on my 15th birthday. While my friends were decorating our house for my surprise birthday party, he took my Mom & me to the mall and out to lunch. He even bought me a hot fudge sundae for dessert. I've been fat since I was 5. Not a lot of people in my life would have even offered that.

While he has sometimes been stubborn, unyielding, and even angry, he has more often been supportive, kind, and loving. He came into the relationship with our Mom saying that he wouldn't be our dad. He just never saw himself as a dad at all. At first, we agreed because we'd gotten use to it being just the three of us (our Mom, my brother, & me). But that didn't last long.

Now, nearly 21 years to the day, he's our Pops. Our father came back into our lives (after a 10 year absence) about 18 months after we found Pops. I do love my Dad, but if I got married tomorrow it would be my Pops I would want to walk me down the aisle.

I do tell my Pops that I love him, every time I talk to him. But I don't think I've ever told him how much he really means to me. He DOES mean the world to me. Most days I'm proud of the person I've become and I know he played a big part in that. I hope he knows that too. :)

Rock the Space

My friend & budding music star, Eric Dodge, has a chance to win a recording contract. So please give this very talented man a listen and then spread the word by getting your own widget & posting it on Facebook, MySpace, your blog, or even your website. Thanks! And you won't be sorry!

PostSecret

This is the one that jumped out at me this week......



I am guilty more often that I'd like of not letting people get close enough to really love me. Even when they do, I still sometimes put up walls that they don't even know about.

But when I do let them in completely, I discover all over again why God created love. It truly is beyond words.

Music...

www.ericdodge.com




Eric's MySpace




Eric on Facebook




Eric on BlogTalkRadio

PostSecret

There were two this week that jumped out at me. :)

This is true for just about everyone that reads my blog. And you all know who you are. :)

The thought of the Rainbow Bridge has always made me happy. Those who know me well know how much I love my puppies. Past & present. :)

The Dichotomy of This Writer...

For some strange reason I get really excited when something I wrote gets posted online, but I hate showing my writing to almost everyone. And those of you who have read my writing should know how special you are to me. You also know that I'm full of contradictions like that. :D

Today's excitement is due to being in the new 6S Newsletter.

http://sixsentences.blogspot.com/2009/02/newsletter-sixes.html

My piece is the "Bonus Six" at the end called "Happiness".

This 6S was inspired by an email conversation I had one day with my friend, Maria. Something she said got me to thinking and then got me to writing. Thanks for the inspiration, Mia! (Love you & miss you bunches!)

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and be sure to let me know what you think. :)

PostSecret

I'm not sure what made this secret stand out for me. Is it the sentiment or is it the gorgeous plus-sized girl? Maybe it's both.



PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.