Father’s Day was coming. Mother’s Day at the Williams’s
house had been sweet. What to do for Dad? The kids conspired.
“I’ll give him breakfast in bed,” said Tess.
“I’ll wash his car, “ said Rick.
“What can I do?” asked Tim.
“You could buy him a present,” Tess suggested.
“What does he want?” asked Tim. Neither Tess nor Rick had
an answer to Tim’s question.
Rick said, “You’ll sign your name to the card we bought.”
Tim thought, That’s good, but not enough. I want to do
something special for Dad.
Mr. W. was out, working. Tim asked his mother. She
suggested Tim mow the lawn for Dad. It would save his father the trouble of
mowing on that weekend. He would enjoy taking a nap while Tim did the job his
father usually handled.
“Will that be enough?”
“Yes, dear. Quite enough. It will show him you care and
appreciate him. He spends long hours away from the family, works odd hours as
an Emergency Medical Services specialist with the Fire Department, and works
hard for our family and the people he helps. I wish he did not have to work so
hard, but I thank him for it, and so do the people he helps. I know he loves
his family, and he loves his job, so I fully understood him when he told me,
‘Work is love made real.’”
Dad received breakfast in bed, a touching card, a car
cleaned, a lawn mowed, and a restful nap on a happy Father’s Day he would never
forget.
Moral: Work is love made real.
