What do you want for Father’s Day? My immediate response, that nothing else breaks down on the farm.
No such luck, for no sooner do we repair the bush hog and lawn mower tire that the weed trimmer handle broke in two places. I check the purchase date and it appears to still be under warranty but next is the phone call to customer service. The customer service agent asks to take a picture of the broken part. OK whip out the cell phone, take the shot and now what. Wait for an email response. Boldly, I call customer service the next day and the agent checks the status of the repair and she finds my shot of the broken handle and to my surprise says: “The part has a ‘lifetime warranty’ no problem.” Really, I say to myself, you’re going to fix it. I’m in shock. Better yet she forwards two locations to take the broken trimmer for repair. Then she sends an email with the form that will cover the expense to repair. “I must be heaven, I say to myself.
Celebrating Father’s Day was always a lot of fun for this retired priest for I would invite all the nurturing dads of the parish to come up to the altar after Mass and take home a 6 pack of birch beer. Finding the birch beer is another Sonshine story. My wife Sue asked, “What do I want for Father’s Day?”
Number 1: Prayers from you that Shanna, Ted and Mary who start chemo therapy are cancer free and Bob gets his kidney.
Number 2: Prayers that Tina, Tim, Shelia stay cancer free and Fr. Erick is fully recovered from his surgery
Number 3: Prayers for our nationwide Latino pastors and their parishioners that no one gets deported.
Number 4: Prayers that Sue (my beloved spouse) will be successful in her application for a grant for the animal shelter and her back pain will be relieved with the help from her doctors.
Number 5: Prayers for all our living, nurturing dads and dads in heaven on our Father’s Day prayer list.
Number 6: Prayers that Brockport College legal department will allow students and faculty to utilize Reviresco as an education center.
Number 7; Prayers that someone might offer their services to be the “farm manager” to help me take care of our forest and streams.
Number 8: Prayers that I have the strength to cut the fallen trees. Another tree fell on the driveway hill and I couldn’t pull the chainsaw cord. I managed to cut the tree down with my hand saw. No need for a gym, the farm gives me plenty of time for a workout.
Number 9: Yes, I would love to visit more national parks and take stunning landscape pics like the attached below for you to enjoy.
Number 10: Prayers that someone would build a photography website to display my landscape photos to sell online and support Sue’s animal shelter Volunteer4Animals.
But let’s go back to the customer service rep response: “The part has a ‘lifetime warranty’ no problem.” My blessing to all our dads is a reminder that you have a lifetime warranty that whenever you broke down, Our Lord promised to redeem you and bring everlasting peace. No problem. In other words, never fear the Lord has your back and does not want you to worry. No worries.
Lord, I pray for all my Sonshine Friends, especially the nurturing dads be they biological, step-dads, foster, uncles, coaches, mentors, teachers that someone texts, calls, writes or physically says: “I love you and thanks for watching over me.”
Living Nurturing Men: The men who currently provide love, support, guidance, direction, provide learning opportunities, teachable lessons, protection and instill faith and values-
Kyle Downey, Eric Feistel, Don Post, Dan Fafinski, Rudy van derVelden, Vito Scarpetta, Dr. Michael Casale, Owen B. Hill, Ted Fafinski. Scott M. North, Alexander North, Steve Flanagan. Bishop John Mack, Fr. Don Seekins, Fr. Joe Pasquella, Fr Nadeem Yaqoob,, Fr. Corey Foegen, Father Erick. Fr. Marcus, Cleric Robert, Father Richard, Deacon Tom, Deacon John, Steve George, Roy George Jr., Robert Bumbacher, Jerry Spaziani, Stanley G. Bartlett; Scott Bartlett, Mark Bartlett, Duke Pollett, Ron LaMora, Jon White, Scott Caton, Jerry Ruszala, Brad Ruszala, Scott Ruszala, Kurt Hammel, Mike Cuzzupo,li, Brett Hammel, Mike Hammel, Brian Hammer, Allyn Hammel, Bob Haelen, Mark Barie, Foster E. Hakes, Charles A. Hakes, John Jacob Bender, Anthony J. Montanaro, Anthony F. Montanaro, Tim Kibler, David Johnson, Doug Spooner Jr., Jeffrey McDonald, Michael Wangler, JJ Pineda, Tyler Lapham, Craig Lapham, Sankar Sewnauth, Andrew Sewnauth, Brian Stephenson, Terry Spooner, Rhody Spooner, Jody Spooner, Father Matt, Jack Woodward, Tom Surtel, Brad Rehwaldt, Denny Meyer, Carl Szarek, Arnie Boldt, Jeff Fluker, Louis Horton,
Prayers for those who are deceased and have touched so many lives
Ken Harzynski, Matthew H. Kawiak, Charlie Sullivan, Fr., Alex Stec, Fr. Matthew Sudara, Fr. Adamski, Msgr Leo Kelty, Bishop Peplowski, Dick Barie, Michael Fafinski, Joseph Wrobel, James Kalinowski, Peter Jakubowski, Ralph Calabrese, Steve Biklen, Tom Karp, Fr. Bob, Stanley F. Bartlett, Ellis Bartlett, Gordon Jones, Pio Spaziani, James Meyer, Edward Ruszala, Louis Podleiszek, Arnold Hammel, Leonard Long, Paul Long Sr., Paul Long jr, Joseph N. Guido, John Lallucci, Richard Bean; Charles Wangler II; Charles Wangler III; Douglas Spooner, James Wangler,
