Good Daddies

Ah!  March is here!  A new month, time to think about spring, youth, beauty and hope.  Recently, I had the opportunity to think about youth, hope and goodness as I was engaged in conversation with two young dads.  While they talked comfortably about their careers and the state of their businesses, I found that they were equally comfortable talking with me and each other about the joys and woes of potty-training their children.  Their words were spoken with ease, grace and a good dose of humor, as they shared how they urged their young children to move into the next stage of maturity and the adventures they encountered doing so.  Some people have rough edges, where their words and demeanors reveal the hurt, disappointment and anger they have lived, but these two good daddies were genuine, kind, caring, smooth spirits (as are their lovely wives).  I have more assurance in the hope of spring and the hope of the world, knowing that there are such loving fathers bringing up children of today who will be the good daddies and mommies of tomorrow.