For Father’s day, I (Alison) thought I would list 10 of the things
our family loves about Josh Perkins.
10. He often will
help with dishes and sweep floors without being asked. He works hard at his job, but he also works
hard at serving us at home.
9. He reads
books. He is one of the most avid
readers I’ve known, and that has translated to regularly and consistently
reading books to Gabe and Eva (which they both love). Eva loves nothing better than to snuggle up
with a good book, and Daddy is one of her favorite snuggle partners. Gabe has
also been getting a lot more interested in books – especially if Josh is
involved. Josh has also been known to
read a Harriet Beecher Stowe novel, simply because she’s one of my favorite
authors and I like to talk about it with him.
We all love that he involves us in one of his favorite hobbies.
8. Most afternoons
after work, he can be found lying on the floor.
Eva will almost always try to ride him like a horse, and Gabe will put
his slobbery face on his and pull his hair.
Needless to say, Eva and Gabe LOVE this time, and it usually gives me a
little break from them which I love.
7. He makes coffee
and pancakes on Saturday mornings. Okay,
maybe I appreciate the former more than the rest of the family, but Gabe and
Eva definitely enjoy their break from oatmeal when Daddy makes breakfast. Eva has particularly enjoyed “helping” Daddy
recently.
6. He thinks of fun ‘outdoorsy’ things to do. It’s always Josh’s idea to go to the
beach. He’s also usually the one to
suggest going to the park, or going to a pool or on a walk. We’re always grateful for his creative ideas
to get us outside and moving.
5. He offers to carry
heavy things. Like children. Granted baby-lifting is my primary source of
exercise, (I consider putting away toys as my cardio workout…which is why I
only feel the need do it 1 – 2 times a week) I still appreciate when Josh
offers to take a kid (or two) when we’re out and about. And I know they always prefer him.
4. He is ambitious about godly things. He always has a vision for the future that
I’m excited to be a part of and work towards with him. While he is ambitious at his job, since I’ve
known him, his primary ambitions have always centered on ways and methods for
serving God in a hurt and dying world.
3. He shoulders responsibility like a man. I have never
known Josh to shirk from any responsibility – rather he always takes it up
ungrudgingly whenever he sees it. He
does this at home with sorting out our finances, insurance, car maintenance,
and a whole host of other things that I have nothing to do with but Josh
regularly takes care of. He does this at
work as the math coordinator and has already started doing it with anticipating the new responsibilities of being a principal next year. He has also
consistently done this at church. This
year he has served as an elder, has preached several times, is regularly
scheduled to be the service leader, as well as running powerpoint, helps with
the church website, and most recently has added working in the children’s
church with the 2&1/2 – 3 yr olds class which Eva is in. He doesn’t
volunteer for these for any other reason than it needs to be done, and his
sincere love for the church. I’m sure
that watching his own godly father perform the same unselfish service in the
church while growing up has played a huge part in Josh’s heart to take on many
of these needed responsibilities. I
can’t think of anyone else I would rather point my own son to and say “follow
him as he follows Christ” than Josh.
2. He arranges date nights.
This past year has been wonderful, but at times highly stressful with the demands of young children. During those times when my next plan of
action was to fed-ex one or two of my children to my mother-in-law, Josh has
often suggested and arranged that we do the next best thing – get a sitter and
escape for a few hours. Everyone in the
family ends up much happier for this.
1. He is a very
attractive man.
Happy Father's Day Josh!
