A Quiet Father's Day Here.

(God the Father, St. Peter Catholic Church, St. Charles, Missouri).

I hope everyone has had a lovely Father's Day. It was a low-key day around here.

We went to Mass at noon. I got to meet one of my dear readers and two of her children in person after Mass today, which was so nice!

In the afternoon, Josh and Reece came over and we went shopping. Josh got some shorts and shirts (more a belated birthday present than Father's Day gift). Reece and I dropped him off at home and went shopping for a Father's Day gift for Reece and the girls to give their daddy.

We went to Dollar Tree and got a blue bucket and filled it with lots of little things daddies might need or like. We got things like a level, duct tape, some nylon rope, bungee cords, Goo Gone, a car washing sponge, a shammy, work gloves, a barbecue lighter, some beef jerky, some Red Hot Tamale candies, and I can't recall what else. Reece had fun helping pick out the gifts and put them in the bucket. When we got home, I told him to give the bucket of gifts to his daddy and say, "Happy Father's Day!" It was so sweet. He said, "Happy Father's Day" in a shy, soft little voice as he handed the gifts to his daddy.

His mommy wasn't feeling well and stayed home with the baby girls, so they didn't stay long after that.

Kelly took her dad out for brunch yesterday, just the two of them, and Jason called him this evening to tell him "happy father's day," and chat. Jason is planning to come visit the week after next. He had planned to come a few weeks ago, but it didn't work out. We are looking forward to seeing him.

I'm praying for God's blessing on all the fathers and grandfathers of my readers. Thank God for them!