Father's Day 2018

Friday as I was driving home from work, the talk radio host was playing Father's Day themed songs.  One of the songs that was played was "Daddy's Hands," an older country music song that was written and sung by Holly Dunn and released in 1986.  She wrote it as a tribute to her dad.  Holly Dunn actually passed away in November 2016 from cancer, but her song lives on.

The song made me think about how my Dad always showed me love and provided a stable home and I'm very thankful to God for what a great Dad (and Mom) He's given me.  Farming wasn't an easy occupation and Dad worked hard to provide for us.

The song also made me laugh when it says, "Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong."  I can remember being bad in church one Sunday.  We were in children's choir and were in the choir loft singing the old hymn "Higher Ground."  There is a part in that song where it says, "Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."  My friend and I were pretending to have shovels and "planting" each others' feet on higher ground.  We were cutting up and got carried away with laughter up in the choir loft for everyone to see. 

When we got home from church, I got a good whipping.  I experienced my Dad's hands being hard as steel!  But I learned my lesson and learned how to behave and conduct myself in a respectful manner in church.  Even when I was getting a whipping, there was love in Daddy's hands.  He wanted me to learn right from wrong.

You can click the arrow below to watch the video, and I've also posted the lyrics to the song below:

Happy Father's Day!!
   

Written & Sung by Holly Dunn

I remember daddy's hands folded silently in prayer

And reachin' out to hold me, when I had a nightmare

You could read quite a story in the callous' and lines

Years of work and worry had left their mark behind

I remember daddy's hands how they held my mama tight

And patted my back for something done right

There are things that I'd forgotten that I loved about the man

But I'll always remember the love in daddy's hands

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

There was always love in daddy's hands

I remember daddy's hands workin' 'til they bled

Sacrificed unselfishly just to keep us all fed

If I could do things over, I'd live my life again

And never take for granted the love in daddy's hands

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

There was always love in daddy's hands

Daddy's hands were soft and kind when I was cryin'

Daddy's hands were hard as steel when I'd done wrong

Daddy's hands weren't always gentle but I've come to understand

There was always love in daddy's hands