I don't have kids of my own, can't have any, so Father's Day is often just another day for me. I of course call my dad and wish him a Happy Father's Day, but with no kids I normally just chill out at home. I am however a Youth Pastor and often get to be a spiritual father to lots of kids. Once such young man has been in my flock for 7 years. He lost his own dad about 6 years ago tragically and so I have done my best to fill the gap. We hang out a good bit and he is training to be a mechanic so we work on cars together. He recently bought a 1965 Chevy C10 truck. It needs a good bit of work and the bed was all rotted out, so Sunday, Father's Day we tore it apart. Spent the whole day stripping it down and staining the new wood. Then the last two evenings we reassembled it. Also changed the oil and spark plugs and wires. Sunday night he texted and said, "thanks for the help and for always being like a father to me." Made my day. First Father's Day that has really meant something to me. Here is a pic of us assessing what we were going to need as well as a before and after pic.
