Happy Fathers Day

Dear Dad,

How many times have you heard the phrase
"You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family."
That saying never really resonated with me, because if I had to
choose, I'd choose you.

Our Family isn't perfect.
We are the twisted limbs and knotted branches of a family tree
whose roots have splintered into many, different directions.
We are fractured, we are crazy, we are dramatic and we are full of Love.

But the Love isn't perfect.
Its complicated, filled with anger and disappointment, pride and envy,
compassion and forgiveness.
It's dysfunctional. Yet we are loyal, we are unconditional and we are full of Life.

But Life isn't perfect.
Its a long or sometimes short winding road, filled with so many detours
we can't even see them coming.
They blind us. They paralyze us. They pull us together and they pull us apart.

Yet we are still Family.
Friends may come and friends may go, but family whether you "choose"
to choose them or not, are forever.
I am proud to call you my family and blessed to call you my friend.

Happy Fathers Day with Love.