June marks the beginning of breaks and summer breezes, but it also comes with dread for me. June is Father’s Day and the day my Daddy left this earth, purposefully and with thought. I say this because he knew it was Father’s Day - he knew the day that was his to have. I have two days this month that will be difficult to breathe through, June 16th, Father’s Day, and June 19th, the day he took his life. In 2022, June 19th was Father’s Day. As the years roll on, the dates change, but the memories of these two dates remain strong.

How do we keep going? What is the purpose?

We are still here. You and me. We are here for a reason - to make them proud and to live a life they would want us to live. Find your purpose in the signs around you, the hobbies that make you happy, and the love they left here for us to share. Love Remains. You never know who is watching your life to see what you are making from it. Are you creating a legacy for those that you will leave behind one day? Be that testimony to others to show them that God is still working in your life. I work at this each and every day. Some days are easier than others, but it is still the first and most important goal on my list. I am always looking for ways to help others and make life better.

I want to urge you to make a list of 100 things this Father’s Day. Whether your dad is still here on this earth or in Heaven. Mark your paper from 1-100 (or less), and write the first things that come to mind about him. You’ll be surprised how this can help you by reminding you what you really thought and felt about the person that was always there for you - your rock, your security, your father.

I was a Daddy’s girl. I still am.

- Theo Boyd