Happy Father's Day!

This goes out to the best Daddy in all the world, Ed Watson (my dad, duh!). He has always been there for me, encouraged me, and loved me in good times and bad.

I grew up in Chattanooga, TN which is a beautiful place. There are lots of dogwood trees there and it's one of the things that I miss about TN. When I was little my dad used to take me outside and talk to me about the legend of the dogwood tree and the part it had to play in the life and death of Christ. I have never forgotten this. It was so gentle the way he told me, and I got the precious treasure of my dad sharing his faith with me. One day, after I had moved away from home, I was in a Christian bookstore and came upon a card that had the dogwood flower and the very legend that my daddy had told me about printed on it. I was so excited about it and bought one for him and one for me. Every time I see a dogwood I think about that special moment and then reflect on what Christ did for me.

Thanks, Daddy, for loving me the way you do, and thank you for taking the time to share your faith with me. I can't wait to see you in a week!


For those of you that do not know the legend of the dogwood you can read about it at http://www.midamericawoodcarvers.org/patterns/dogwood.htm