100 reasons why my dad is the best

here are 100 reasons why my dad is the greatest!

1. He can be funny sometimes
2. pretty good taste
3. not too dorky, just enough to know how to fix a computer
4. fun to hang out with
5. a great leader
6. a great pastor
7. very creative
8. has a sense of humor
9. he goes big, or he goes home
10. has great friends
11. has awesome kids! especially his eldest one
12. God focused
13. me, noah, and adam are the third most loved things in his life.
14. wise when he wants to be
15. very inspiring
16. prominent in his walk with god
17. hunble
18. hey, he lets me live in his house, and he feeds & clothes me.(well, that one doesn’t really count because according to law he kinda has to or he could be ,like, arrested!)
19. great at chess
20. understands kids and teens and everything in between (unlike a lot of parents who tries to “relate” with us.
21. admits his misgivings ( see previous post)
22. has such a zest for life
23. has a vision for our church
24. has a great smile
25. has a fun laugh
26. used to work as a dentist’s assistant!
27. used to work in a bicycle shop!
28. used to do triathalons!
29. can find a silver lining in every cloud
30. married my mom, cause I mean I wouldn’t exist otherwise!
31. he has awesome parents ,too!
32. he knows that all of the working parts of a system need care, or else the whole thing messes up!
33. he cares about even the smallest things!
34. knows that life has value
35. doesn’t know everything and has the courage to admit that!
36. knows his limits
37. very courageous
38. a pioneer
39. respects his mom, the mark of a true man!
40. loves god to the fullest
41. committed to our church
42. committed to my mom
43. committed to god
44. committed to us
45. committed to a bunch of other stuff
46. a great person in every aspect
47. doesn’t embarrass me, and can relate to me and my friends ( isn’t that rare?)
48. doesn’t wear those hideous sweaters! ( and , yes, this counts as a positive quality)
49. understands whats going on in the world
50. doesn’t make a huge deal out of Brittany Spears and all of those other celebrities who need Jesus!
51. thinks that Steve Jobs & Bill Gates are more intriguing than Brittany Spears & Brad Pitt
52. doesn’t read the news or watch it. ( a great way to avoid depression!)
53. has eloquence and knows how to use it!
54. If he did have muscles, he wouldn’t use those puppies to knock somebody out unless it was absolutely necessary!
55. is proud to be slightly geekish
56. knows when something doesn’t work
57. can play the trumpet and the piano!
58. can’t sing
59. can’t dance:(
60. can preach!
61. rides roller coasters!
62. can’t play most sports
63. is good at teaching those sports
64. he’s a modern day David. ( he’s a man after god’s own heart!)
65. there are a lot of people who love him
66. there are a lot of people he loves
67. I have never met someone who doesn’t like him.
68. very impacting
69. he can be funny
70. down to earth
71. his whole life isn’t dedicated to trying to “convert people” to christianity.
72. knows his place.
73. he views the world as a circle, no one point on the circle is any greater or lesser than any other.
74. knows peace
75. is not conflicted
76. knows when and how to discipline, and how to do it effectively
77. he isn’t religious.
78. will admit when he is wrong, and will not boast when he is right
79. has pretty awesome hair.
80. he doesn’t have one of those ugly humongo beards. on second thought, he doesn’t even have a beard!
81. he doesn’t understand everything in the bible, and he doesn’t pretend to!
82. He follows the ten commandments to a tee.
83. I have never seen him in spandex!
84. he isn’t unreasonable at all!
85. he takes precaution, but he lives life to the fullest!
86. I have seen him dive from a plane!
87. he scuba dives with sharks! And they’re not tame at all!
88. knows fear, but isn’t overcome by it
89. his heart is almost as big as his head!
90. he thinks big. like, universe-size big!
91. He has three loving children, and he is bringing them up well!
92. he has lived, loved, and been loved throughout his whole life!
93. he loves everyone, and most of them retaliate
94. when he leads, the masses follow.
95. he is DEFINITELY a people person!
96. he focuses on the good in people, and is very good at bringing it out in them.
97. he isn’t your average pastor!
98. his wife isn’t your average pastor’s wife!
99. He is my father, and he is one of my favorite people in the universe!
100. today is his day and his alone!( I mean aside from other dads, that is!)

Happy fathers day dad! I love you!