MY FATHER'S EYES

My direct child raising days are done. The children in my life now are my children’s children. I must trust them to do their jobs, and be encouraging as Grandpas can be.

As a young dad, I did my best. I leaned on the example of my father, unsophisticated parenting but with gentle eyes. Eric Clapton captured the weight, the worry well for me when he wrote, “And as I watch this seedling grow, Feel my heart start to overflow. Where do I find the words to say?

How do I teach him?

What do we play?

Bit by bit, I've realized

That's when I need them,

That's when I need my father's eyes.

My father's eyes.

That's when I need my father's eyes.

My father's eyes.”