A family in the East was planning a month's vacation
to the West Coast. At the last minute the father's work responsibilities prevented him from going, but Mom insisted that she was capable of driving and that she and the kids would go ahead. Dad got out the maps and planned the route and where the family should stop each night.
A couple of weeks later, the father completed his extra
work responsibilities. He decided to surprise the family, so he flew to a West Coast city without calling them. Then he took a taxi out into the country on a highway that, according to his travel plan, the family should be driving on later that day. The taxi driver dropped him off on the side of the road.
Dad waited there until he saw
the family car coming, then stuck out his thumb as a hitchhiker. As Mom and the kids drove past, they did a double take. One of the kids said, "Hey wasn't that Dad?" Mom screeched to a stop, backed up to the hitchhiker and the family had a joyful reunion.
Later, when a newspaper reporter asked the man why he would do such a crazy thing, he responded, "After I die, I want my kids to be able to say, 'Dad sure
was fun, wasn't he?'"
Our families are important to our Heavenly Father. What can you do today that will make a family member feel special?
Have a great day and God bless!
