Blessing number 6

Okay, so I said my third blessing was my family, but now I would like to expound on that. My sixth blessing (I hope you all know that these are in no particular order) is my father.

My dad is definitely one of my very favorite people on the planet. He's kind, loving, caring, and always willing to listen to problems and help people understand...whatever it is they're trying to understand.

One day in particular stands out in my mind, mainly because it was so recent...or feels recent to me.
It was back in January and I had just had a very difficult conversation with someone over a very touchy subject. I ran to his office, in my free hour, sobbing. Bryan Jensen was in his office talking to him, but Bryan was immediately on his feet and asking if he should close the door. Within two seconds my dad was pulling me onto his knee like back I was three and asking me what was wrong. He held me in his arms until I stopped crying and assured me that everything would be alright. I am so grateful for that.

He was the world's best principal. I have never seen any other principal get so involved in his student's education that he does. He honestly cares about every one of them and wants them all to succeed. He spends so much extra time painting posters for every sports team, not wanting any of them to be left out. He even paints special individual ones for all the seniors on Senior Night. I don't think many people understand how much time is put into each of these posters. He has to design them, make an overhead, tape a huge piece of paper to the wall, outline everything, then paint the entire thing. He even personalizes them as much as possible, down to skin color and hair color. I'm so grateful for the time he puts in.

He's so stinkin' smart it almost makes me sick! He knows a little about everything and a lot about most things. He can finish a cross word puzzle in seriously 5 minutes flat and then help me with my homework (or at least when I was still at home he would). I'm so grateful that he instilled the importance of a good education in me! It's from him that I learned to push myself and to reach the goals I set for myself.

Bottom line is: I Love Him!

This is my daddy after my high school graduation. The seniors usually give him some random little thing to represent each of the students like a paper clip or a marble. This year we got creative. I stole all of his ties (or most of them) and each of the seniors handed him one as we passed by. This was the end result :)