What a beautiful Father's Day card from my daughter.
Also, the message she wrote to me inside was so thoughtful and mature.
It is wonderful for me to see her grow up to be such a lovely young lady.
The cover of the card:
"Father:
Neither an anchor to hold us back,
nor a sail to take us there,
but a guiding light whose
love shows us the way."
As parents, we certainly don't have all the answers either for ourselves or certainly for our children.
And frankly, the kids don't want us to tell them what to do or how to do it.
The best we can really do is to be there for them--to spend time with them, to support them, to show them we really care, and to provide perspective, balance, and faith.
I used to love going to my parent's house even if just to lay on the couch and feel the comfort of being "home" and with them.
I didn't have to think about what I did or said--I could just be me, and they loved me for that.
Now, I want my home to be that for my kids.
Even though they are adults now, they know we are always here for them in any way that they want or need us.
Our home is always their home.
Our love is always surrounding them.
My father used to say, he would go through fire for his family, and I always knew he meant it.
I could count on him for anything.
I miss him always, and especially today, Father's Day.
But I can carry on his fatherhood to my children and try to be a good dad--there, and loving and giving--no bounds, no expectations, no judgment--just love, plain and simple. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Today is Father's Day
I wanted to share these photo that I took at Micro Center, a computer and electronics store, outside Washington DC.
On the wall are these pretty awesome photos of many of the founders and inventors behind modern-day computing.
1) Doug Englebart - the GUI and Mouse
2) Dennis Ritchie - C and Unix
3-4) Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston - Visicalc and Spreadsheets
5-6) Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard - HP
7) Gordon Moore - Intel
8) Grace Hopper - First compiler that led to development of COBOL
9-10) Robert Khan and Vinton Cerf - TCP/IP
11) Steve Wozniak - Apple I and II
Of course, the following deserve a place of the wall of fame as well:
12) Steve Jobs - Apple
13) Bill Gates - Microsoft
14-15) Larry Paige and Sergey Brin - Google
16) Jeff Bezos - Amazon
17) Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook
On one hand, these are people like you and I, who live, feel joy and pain, and one day die. In the end, we're all just flesh and blood, plus a soul that is our moral compass.
But on the other hand, G-d has given some people special gifts to pass to mankind, like a master painter, musician, inventor, or holy person, whose worldly works are as near to G-dly as perhaps we can get outside of Heaven itself.
G-d must have a plan for us as he sends us these people--or more like angels--to guide our development and our destiny.
Whatever G-d wants from us, we're definitely on a course to get there and that is comforting and a ray of hope for all of us. ;-)
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
Computer Luminaries
My Nephew Naphtali Herbsman posted this on Facebook today and I love it!
I miss my mom (A"H) and dad (A"H) and wish they were both still here in good health with us.
But I know they are in heaven watching over us, guiding us, and still showering us with their love.
Mom Through The Years
