This Sunday is Father’s Day.  Just like on Mother’s Day, it’s nice to have a day where we can focus on our love for our parents (though we should be doing that every day!)  I am very thankful for my father who was always fun and a great influence on me growing up.  He encouraged me to be myself, to be creative, and to be kind to others.  My father shared lots of his interests with me and shaped a lot of who I grew up to be.  It’s hard being so far away from him and the rest of my family, but thankfully we can video chat fairly often.  Here’s one of my favorite pictures of my father from when I was a baby (some time in 1983).