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Brief History of Fathers' Day
Fathers' Day was initiated by a grateful daughter in the 1900s. A War Between the States war veteran, William Smart, found himself a widow when his wife died in childbirth. In eastern Washington state, Mr. Smart raised his six children on a rural farm. Mr. Smart's daughter, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, wanted father to know how much she appreciated his sacrifices and loving care. In 1909, she proposed fathers' day to be celebrated in June (the month of her father was born). On 19 June 1910 in Spokane, Washington, the first Fathers' Day was celebrated. President Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his support of Fathers' Day becoming a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson officially proclaimed Fathers' Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. Harry C. Meek, president of the Lions Club in Chicago, was given a gold watch with the inscription "Originator of Fathers' Day" by the Lions Clubs of American in 1920 due to the speech he gave throughout the United States urging a day to honor and celebrate fathers.
| Today as I joined my family at the first of the memorial services, I felt grief at his passing. But, as I stood over the casket this morning I was comforted in knowing that with all of the gifts that my father had given to the nation that the greatest gift he had given to me was knowing that at one o’clock Saturday afternoon when my father closed his eyes for the last time he went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A finer gift cannot be given to a son. |
Flowers:
If your father is living,
wear a red rose.
If your father has passed away, wear a white rose.
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Father's Day Activities & Gift Ideas
1. Father's Day Photo Collage: Gather together those memoral snapshots of dad (e.g., snoozing on the couch, eating a huge hamburger, hugging his children, clowning around, etc.). Use either a posterboard or a special scrapebook. If you have time, date and label the pictures along with writing something about the snapshot.
2. Soap Beautification: Out of a bar of soap, shape a necktie and beautify it using ewing pins, sequins, "pearls," beads, ribbon, lace, bows, small satin fabric flowers, etc. Be sure to take pictures when dad spots his personalized soap !
3. Family T-Shirts/Sweat Shirts: You may want to take some of those humorous photos of dad ((e.g., snoozing on the couch, eating a huge hamburger, hugging his children, clowning around, etc.) and have your local printer place them on a family T-Shirts/Sweat Shirts. You may also want to consider baby hand/foot prints, family reunion pictures, etc.
4. Make a special meal for dad of all his favorite foods. Afterwards, you may want to take him to an amusement park. Be sure to take a disposable camera !
5. Be sure to check the Father's Day Poetry page! Ideas of how to use the Father's Day Poetry page: (a) Memorize a poem for dad on Father's Day!; (b) Make a Father's Day card and print off the poem(s) of your choice for the inside!; (c) Have your children record either on audiotape or video the Father's Day poem for future memories !
6. Father's Day Cards made by little hands are priceless and will be cherished for years to come.
1) What do fathers do? Why
do you think fathers do those things?
2) What does the Bible say fathers should do?
3) Can you think of any famous fathers?
4) Boys: What type of father would you like to be?
5) Girls: How will you help your husband be a good
father? How will you encourage your husband?
6) Do you think the saying — It is a wise father that
knows his own child by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) — is true?
Why?
7) What can you do to let your father know you love and
appreciate him?
8) What can you do to let your grandfather know you love
and appreciate him?
9) What will you do special for your father?
10) Resolve to thank your father for something he does everyday.
11) How can you nicely surprise your father?
12) Most important: Pray daily for your father for
wisdom, knowledge, guidance, direction, protection, and increased
sense of humor.
William Tell —
A Wonderful Dad !
Born 18 November 1307, William
Tell was a legendary Swiss hero in the early part of the 14th
century. A peasant of the canton of Uri on Lake Lucerne William
Tell had gained fame due to his skill with a bow and as a hunter.
The tyrant Austrian governor Gesler sat his hat on a pole in the
Altdorf marketplace. (Altdorf is the capital of the Uri province)
Gessler went even further stating no villager could pass by the
pole without baring his head and bowing respectfully to the pole.
William Tell refused to obey the order. Gesler the black arrested
Tell and condemned him to shoot an apple from the head of his
beloved son. Tell was successful in shooting the apple, but confessed
he had a second arrow in reserve for Gesler which he would have
used if he had accidentally killed his son. Gesler ordered Tell
to be put in a boat with himself and to be taken to prison. While
advancing toward the prison in the boat, a terrible storm came
up. Since William Tell was a skillful boatman, he was freed by
his friends to pilot the boat. Upon reaching the shore, Tell protected
himself from the oppressive Gesler, who was shot, and William
Tell escaped. A general Swiss upraising drove out foreign rulers
and destroyed their castles. It is said William Tell fought in
the Battle of Morgarten in 1315 where 50,000 Austrians were defeated.
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"Place there the boy,"
the tyrant said; "And what the meed?"
at length Tell asked. "I take thy terms,"
he murmured low; The gallant boy stood firm
and mute; |
"My only boy!" gasped
on his tongue: Again the drooping shaft he
took, Quick the brave boy was at
his knee, "Treason ! rebellion !
Chain the slave!" And that one arrow found its
goal, From hill to hill the summons
flew, |
Listen: William Tell Overture !
Lord, thank You for our lives and our children. Thank You for the joy and responsibility of parenting. I rest confident in Your loving care and mercy toward Your growing ones.
Lord, I pray that You prepare them for the future. I ask that You provide for their education beyond the resources of our home --- beyond our homeschool and Christian grammar schools and high schools.
Father, may like-minded parents, grandparents and any with a stake in the future find us. Let them give their talents and resources to the creation of a godly university. May those whose brilliance in science, the arts, literature, business and every area of life be gathered and recruited to work for this institution rather than have their efforts go to the institutions and corporations of Your enemies. May these good men and women's endeavors fall under Your unfurled banner. May our enemies shudder and our grandchildren rejoice.
Oh Father, may Your faithful give their time, money and energies that Your university might be founded. May those of great earthly power, influence and resources direct their might towards Your ends. May Christians be given Your light to solve the riddles of physics and chemistry, medicine and business to Your glory. May this Christian institution and its graduates be renowned for excellence, integrity and effectiveness. May its credibility be unquestioned and may believers from all points of Your world prepare their sons and daughters in earnest for enrollment. May business and corporate heads demand that graduates of Your school head their departments, from agriculture to zoology. May the accused pray for an attorney which passed through Your godly institution. May Your engineers be valued beyond platinum. May Your enemies shudder and may You arm and empower Your people against the foe.
by Ford Schwartz
The Voice, Vol. 2, Num. 5, newsletter from Central Christian
Home Educators Association, May 1994
reprinted from Committees of Correspondence, April 1994
Cards
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Tons of electronic greeting
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American Greetings
offers many free electronic greeting cards
Compassion
cards offers a love assortment of electronic cards to chose from
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