Your Father was a good man and selflessly intelligent
Hard working,the salt of the earth
Pulled his family up by straps of his boots.
Your mother loved you only the silent way a mother can.
Petite in stature while a giant in her kindness she shares.
They settled a family to raise in the peace of a country village
Just north of a railroad town.




I see in your eyes the heart of a man who is at peace with the ones he loves.

I hear in my ears the sounds of your honest  direction.

I feel in my heart the love of a man who wants only the best for me.

Please don't feel misunderstood my mentor.

Your love for the children in this world gives you away
The respect you show your elders is that of a soldier of God.


You and I walk together in understanding.
Men of your character are a rare specimen and vital to a world that turns with a atmosphere of conformity.
You have held your values and I pray to be as  you are a rock and as solid as you have become.

Your unconditional love for my sister has earned a lifetime of respect.


So often your strength has held a family together, so often the father you are has given foundation to the one I have aspired to be.

We are not alone in our nonconformity you truth teller.
Your lifetime of passion has been passed down to this man.

I love you like a son Mr. Southerland thank God for bringing you into this families world.

On this Father's Day 2014
Let it be known
You have two sons.