1.
He loves Jesus more than anything else
2.
He tells really good stories
3.
He doesn’t let others determine what he thinks
about himself
4.
He taught me that you have to like yourself
because you’ll always be with yourself
5.
He works so hard and has always taken care of our
family
6.
He tells people about Jesus with ease
7.
He spends time with people from all walks of life
8.
He easily shares his tears
9.
He enjoys writing stories
10. He is a
talented artist
11. He will
do work for people and expect nothing in return
12. He
enjoys playing with Graham
13. He took
care of Graham when he was an infant so I could go back to work and would bring
him by my office at lunch time
14. He fixed
up the downstairs so I could have my own bedroom and bathroom
15. He calls
me Miss America
16. He
sacrifices his own desires for all of us
17. He
dropped everything and moved to Philadelphia for two months for Hudson
18. He would
get up before all of us and walk to the hospital just to check on Hudson
19. He takes
Graham down to the creek even after playing for hours
20. He is a
good teacher of many different things
21. He is
patient
22. I’ve
never heard him raise his voice
23. He
shares stories about Vietnam
24. He makes
me feel pretty
25. He
encourages me to use my skills
26. He
celebrates my successes
27. He
encouraged Corey to stick around 😊
28. He has
always been an example for the kind of man I should marry
29. He would
do anything and has done anything for his kids
30. He is
funny
31. He
always jokes that we should move to a remote hut he finds in National
Geographic
32. He built
us the zip line, tree house, creek swing, life size doll house
33. He
spoils Graham with so many toys
34. He is
the best Papa Joe
35. He sings
and dances with Graham
36. He
always made Jesus a priority for our family
37. He
taught us the Bible
38. He was
committed to our church by leading Sundays schools, Bible studies, doing
carpentry work, etc
39. He is a
skilled craftsman
40. He would
work on my house in Charlotte on top of everything else had to do
41. He
always brags on me
42. He will
fall in the floor laughing when telling a story or watching something funny
43. He
sacrificed his own time to teach at the prisons
44. He
spends time playing pool at the beer joint so that he can be there for people
who need Jesus
45. He would
pick up hitchhikers and let them stay in our basement and give them work
46. He has
prayed and prayed and prayed for our family
47. He is an
avid reader
48. I have
clear memories from my childhood of Deddy lying in bed reading his Bible
49. He
joined a singing group to learn how to harmonize
50. He has
used his skills as a carpenter to bless so many families
51. Corey
likes his hair, laugh and that he helps people
52. He is
handsome
53. He
always gets teary when he talks about his wedding and marrying mama
54. He is
forgiving
55. He has
lifelong friends who I love to see him laugh with
56. He would
take us to the beach for family vacation
57. He would
take us to church camp
58. He gave
many years to children’s ministry for no pay
59. He has
been a dad to many, many people who did not have stable home lives
60. Many
people call him their best friend
61. He has
supported me in my dreams even if that meant having to be away from home
62. He won’t
talk about people unless it is bragging on them
63. He is
quick to share what he is learning from scripture
64. He can
take apart and put a tractor back together with no help
65. You can
hear his laugh from far away and others laugh with him
66. No
matter what, he clings to Jesus
67. His mind
is set on eternity and not on this temporary world
68. He loves
me very much
69. He has
always made life fun even when hard things were going on
70. He has
lived a life of sacrifice, forgiveness, laughter, joy, fun, faith, hope, love
and is the best deddy in the whole world.
I love you very much, Deddy!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!!
Love, Amy
(for Corey, Graham and Hudson)
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