Oh special day for a special someone. So my post today is a two-for-one.
First is Galit and Alison’s “Memories Captured.” I wanted to show how wonderful my main man is. What better way but through a collage, right?
*If you were wondering, I used www.picmonkey.com to create this collage. It’s free!*
And now…a poem.
Ahem.
Of Men Called Father
There are some special people in the world
They are called Ba, Tatay, Dad, or Father
Their thoughts differ from yours and mine
Because they live their lives for others
Ba’s mealtime is a battleground
A place to teach and practice virtues galore
Patience, kindness, a gentle voice
Perseverance, manners and more
And Tatay’s not just a model at the table
For little eyes are always watching
Belonging to little people always nearby
Ever present, listening and learning
Dad’s days are busy, busy, busy
Adventures wait at home after a long day at work
Tea parties, wiping tears, ticklefests, and building blocks
Changing diapers and going to the park
Father’s truly a gift from above
His arms, the safest place to be
His heart, a wellspring of love
He is where we always long to be.
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A lovely sweet tribute to your husband, Janice!!
(love the collage function at PicMonkey!)
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Thanks Alison. (And I’m totally lovin picmonkey for spiffing up my photos before posting them. So easy! )
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Just beautiful! and I so so love that photo collage….especially with tthe bible verse. all around perfect.
I let Left Brain take poetic duty today.
hope he doesn’t mind
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Thanks. I love collages. Except sometimes I have to control myself from putting too many pictures. haha! And pls say thx to your DH for sharing his super sweet poem!
Such a great poem! And the collage – I totally have to try that on picmonkey!
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Thanks. And once you try the collage, you will be hooked!
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I love your collage (and your poem)!
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Thank you. Collages are my favorite.
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Love the collage, the poetry, and of course, the sentiment!
Lovely all around!
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Thanks Galit. It’s you guys who inspire me to create beautiful things like these.
Thank you for Memories Captured – I wait for it every month!
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I enjoyed reading your poem, Janice! What a lovely tribute, and I’m sure he loved it, too!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. And if I remember correctly, he liked it too!
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What a lovely tribute! And I love that picture collage, those are some perfectly captured memories.
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Thank you. I think picking those pictures took more time than writing the poem. I wanted to really capture his many wonderful qualities!
Beautiful…both just beautiful! You have a beautiful family and a wonderful way with words.
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Thank you. I am thankful each day that I am blessed with so much love!
What a great tribute to your husband! I love that you can do collages on PicMonkey now and it’s so easy!
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf recently posted..Dare you to rock climb
Thanks! I was waiting for the collage feature for a long while. And when it came out, they did not disappoint.
Every father deserves an award especially when we think they are the best hero of the world for us.. We should always appreciate them.. Thanks for this inspiration here..
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Very true!
Such a beautiful poem! And i also like your collage, I use to creating collages like yours with the Instaframe or Instacollage app, both of them are free and there are a lot of filters available as well. Give it a try if you would like to!
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Thank you for the suggestions. I will def have to check those apps out later.
Such a beautiful poem4 I wish I would have found your post earlier, before fathers day, because I really like this poem and it would have been such a nice present to write this quote in a special paper with ink.
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Thank you.
This is so special! I’m sure your husband appreciated the post!
Thank you. I hope he liked it too.
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Great poem, very touching! And what a lovely collage, its a nice idea to surprise a loved one with something like that.
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