It’s my dad-in-law’s birthday today but I don’t believe I’ve ever called him father-in-law.  He’s always been just dad to me and for a long time.  Chuck and I started dating about 32 years ago and “dad” has been there every step.  I can still remember the time we told them to expect their very first grandchild or helping us find the perfect first home-actually an apartment (he wouldn’t have anything below par for HIS grandchild!) or the “fun” time we had walking around the Vatican wall for hours and hours in the rain or missing our train stop and trying to figure out how to get back to St. Peter’s Square…in Italian!

Dad has never treated me as a daughter-in-law but a bonafide member of the family and I thank God for this dear man who showed me what a dad should be, in the absence of my own father, and also for teaching Chuck to be a great dad too!

Happy birthday and thanks for showing me God’s love through your actions and words.  I love you!!