My Father, My Hero

I was my dad’s little girl, and he was my hero.  He is my hero. No matter what.  **When my step-mom, Sharon, read her eulogy at my Dad’s Service she stated:  “Your Dad loved you and worshiped the ground you walked on” – I’ve never doubted her words**

From the moment I can remember Dad had “Hero Status”.  In my eyes, he was “larger than life”. At first he was my hero because I wanted him to be. Hero isn’t a status a Dad has to earn; a dad simply has to maintain his hero status.

Regardless how dads feel, daughters still think that they’re terrific. How a dad treats his daughter sets the tone for so many other relationships in her life. Every boy or man she meets will automatically be measured against her dad, and that relationship. He is her ultimate standard and role model for manhood.

My dad sacrificed for me. For a Daughter, getting love from her dad is a huge thing; I will never doubt how much he loves me.  **Do I hurt? Am I angry? Do I cry? Do I question? You bet. But, that doesn’t change how I feel and how he feels – This is Grief**

This was my father’s favorite song; it is obviously very special to me. Every time I hear it, memories of life with him and memories of his funeral flood back to me.   xoxo

Wind Beneath My Wings……

Ohhhh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that’s your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But I’ve got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero?
You’re everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you’re my hero?
You’re everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings,
’cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
So high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
Thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.