My Hero
Father's Day just passed, so I thought I would make my first post about my own father, Joseph Richey. Where to start with this guy, to put it simply, he is my hero. I know there are so many amazing dads out there but I am honestly so grateful and truly blessed to have the one that I do. One thing I love about my dad is that even with his busy schedule he makes a point to spend time with his children. I have so many memories from when I was younger of bike rides to the local gas station, trips to Walmart, ice cream runs, multiple 5Ks every summer and driving with him to the hospital and getting to wait in the doctors lounge (huge selection of free candy bars, drinks and a TV) while he saw his patients. I am so grateful for the many memories that we have shared together and the many more to come!
My father is a very hard worker and very disciplined in everything he does. I have never once heard him complain about getting up everyday for work. He has struggled through years of schooling, raising kids, with the help of my beautiful mother, residency, work etc to get where he is today. Even when many people told him that there was no way he was ever going to be a doctor. He worked hard and has become an amazing surgeon.
My father is a very hard worker and very disciplined in everything he does. I have never once heard him complain about getting up everyday for work. He has struggled through years of schooling, raising kids, with the help of my beautiful mother, residency, work etc to get where he is today. Even when many people told him that there was no way he was ever going to be a doctor. He worked hard and has become an amazing surgeon.
My father has taught me the importance of kindness. Everyone that I meet that has been fortunate enough to know or have met my dad has only nice things to say about him. He is one of the nicest guys I know and has touched the hearts of many people throughout his life. He has also engraved the phrase in my head, "Smart people read" which has turned me into an avid reader. He is constantly recommending books for me to read and has a new one in the mail about once a week ready for me or any of my siblings to read. I am grateful that he has set that example for me.
I could go on for days but the last thing I want to say is how grateful I am for my father's testimony and love for the gospel. He has set an amazing example of the man I want to marry someday.
I love him more than words can describe!
Happy Father's Day :)
I love him more than words can describe!
Happy Father's Day :)
Joe is the man... my favorite brother!
ReplyDeleteI an so extremely proud and lucky to know him.
Thank you Anna for putting to words what his children and friends feel for this man!