The Scott Wilder Show's Father's Day Tribute to Our
Dad's
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James H. Wilder died of cancer on March 22, 1993 surrounded by his family.
Scott
wrote this on the morning of his first Father's Day without his dad.
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What would I say to you
today If you were here on this Father’s Day? Would I thank you for the things you bought me? No. For the things you taught me. Things you left behind in me Like honesty and integrity And truthfulness and so much more Are here because you came before. I’d say, "I want to be a man like you, A man faithful and true To God and country and family, A man like Dad I’d like to be." That’s what I’d say to you today. |
| What would I give to you today If you were here on this Father’s Day? Would I wrap a belt or shirt or tie? No. I’d say, "Let’s you and me try To get away together sometime soon--- Coffee or lunch, just me and you. Nothing big, but let’s do it soon. How about tomorrow morning or today at noon?" Time was your best gift to me, You shared it so unselfishly Today I’d give some back to you And get some in return from you (I guess that’s how that works). That’s what I’d give to you today If you were here on this Father’s Day. |
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I miss you every day, sweet Dad, But I’m strengthened that we never had A fight or rift beyond the normal ones That come between a wise father and youthful son. My love for things you loved has grown. I miss you Dad. I‘d always known It’d come too soon for me, this rest, Because in you I had the best. I know it now, but knew it then--- You weren’t just my dad, you were my friend. ---scott wilder
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What is a Dad? - he wakes up first in the morning and is the last one to lock up - he’s learned that doing what he thought he wanted to do is less important than spending time with you - he has a way of making you feel important - he calls you from work - he lets you twirl around in the chair behind his desk - he just knows things....how to fix things....how things work - has a hat that smells just like him - loves God more than his wife, his wife more than his kids and kids more than himself - he’s more than a biological sire to an offspring....he’s the provider and protector and teacher - he knows that values are caught not taught and leads rather than preaches - he works hard and prays hard and loves things in you that you may never understand - checks under the bed before you go to sleep and leaves the door open a bit if that makes you feel better - he’s the one who runs beside your bike that first time without the training wheels - a father is someone who believes that no man is good enough for his daughter and then swears his grandchildren are the smartest kids in the world - he’s the one who cuts the bait, kills the bugs, and tries to work on his car - he mows the lawn and then sits and looks at it as if it were hung in a museum - he holds you tight, kisses your neck and - he cups his hand so you can take a drink - He’s all of these things and more....he’s "Dad" |
