What would Father’s Day be without dads? Lucky me I got to spend time on Thursday with my dad and granddad, both of whom I see less than I’d like because of the distance between our respective homes.

Owing to some fortunate scheduling all three families ended up at my grandparents’ for dinner on Thursday. So though it wasn’t technically Father’s Day, we took advantage of our same-spaceness to celebrate.

My kids are lucky to get such great men in their lives. We don’t get to spend that much time all together, so my kids will never know my dad or granddad as well as I do. Then again, it’s hard to know me without knowing those two men in some respects. They both did so much to shape me as a man and as a father. I’m certain my kids encounter them both through their legacies apparent in my life every day.

That’s what Father’s Day is really all about. You love your kids and raise them as best as you can. You sacrifice and model what it means to be a Godly man. If you’re lucky one day your sons will grow up to be good men and your daughters will grow up knowing what a good man looks like.

So happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! If you’re really lucky maybe you’ll even get a happy fathers’ day like I did.