"...he took me from a boy to a man so I always had a father..."

Before you read this, I need you to go grab something to drink. Any kind of beverage will do. Go ahead, I'll wait.

No, seriously...go grab something to drink.

Ok, here we go. Please raise your drink, I would like to make a toast:

-Here's to the man who once put his wife and three children (ages 4, 2 and one month) on a plane from San Francisco to Dallas and then drove that entire way by himself.

-Here's to the man who, for as long as I can remember, has been a full time husband, full time father, full time pastor AND has had a full time regular job but has never complained.

-Here's to the man who won't hesitate to put you on blast when you deserve it but couldn't hold a grudge if he knew how.

-Here's to the man who would have his children write book reports for him during their summer vacation.

-Here's to the man who's never turned down someone who needed a place to sleep.

-Here's to a black man who has gray eyes.

-Here's to the man who inspired his eldest son to sneak out with the family van when he was 15.

-Here's to the man who's never met two kinds of food that don't go well together.

-Here's to the man who sees people as people and has inspired me to do the same.

-Here's to the man who has raised three kids to be just as stubborn as he is.

-Here's to the man who has a PhD, two masters and God knows how many undergraduate degrees.

-Here's to the man who has the most erratic sleeping schedule I've ever seen.

-Here's to the man who would come sit with me IN CLASS whenever I had trouble in one of my middle school subjects.

-Here's to the man who has set the standard for me when it comes to being a man, a husband and a father.

Happy birthday, Daddy.



TITLE TAKEN
Pete Rock and CL Smooth (CL Smooth); "T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)"