Honoring the Father by Honoring Their Father: Leading Your Kids in Appreciating Dad

For many years when my children were little, I had a tradition of playing a certain song as we kicked off our Father’s Day celebrations for my husband. The song was “Family Man” by Andrew Peterson, and in that song Andrew describes trading in his Mustang for a minivan, settling down in a neighborhood, and saving his vacation time for Disneyland… things he never thought he would be doing. Thankfully, the point of this song was not what Andrew was losing by becoming a father, but rather what he was gaining. “But everything I had to lose,” he sings tenderly, “came back a thousand times in you. And you fill me up with love, fill me up with love. And you help me stand, ’cause I am a family man.”

Whether or not this sounds like your own husband’s journey into fatherhood is beside the point. All dads (and moms) have to make sacrifices of all sizes for their families, and it’s important that we recognize those. Particularly when they are young, our children need us moms to lead them in noticing and thanking their father for all that he does for the family. And while Father’s Day is a wonderful time to praise and celebrate Dad, let’s make sure this isn’t the only time we do so. Here’s what I mean… [Click here to read the full article on Family Christian.]