A blogger made this suggestion to me and I think it's a great idea!
Post your Father's Day greeting to Nate on his first Father's Day.
I can do these kinds of things because:
1. I'm his dad, so he has to put up with me.
2. He gave me access to his blog way back when things were scary/busy so I could post updates.
So let it happen Nathan. No dad has a greater reason to smile big than you.
Happy Father's Day son!
(Where's Gwyneth taking you for dinner?)
Rick Lawrenson
376 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 376 of 376Happy Father's Day to a most wonderful, loving, caring Daddy and husband. Gwyneth is so blessed to have you and so is Tricia.
God bless you today and always.
~ Bev in Surrey, BC, Canada
Happy first Fathers Day Nate.
Big (((HUG)))
Happy Father's Day, Nathan! I hope Tricia can take a photo of you and Gwyneth together today, and that you can take a photo of all 3 of you together. What a blessing and privilege it is to be a father. Heartfelt best wishes, and continuing prayers for you all...
Happy Father's day :)
love and prayers
Anjix
WOO HOO GO RICK! VERY awesome of you!
Happy Father's Day Nathan.
Happy Father's Day, Nathan! Gwyneth is a very lucky girl! Lots of love from our family to yours.
Happy Father's Day Nate. I have never seen a more devoted and caring Father than you have demonstrated in the way you support your family. If I could be like any Father I have met, seen interact with his family, or I thought to be the perfect Father, it would be you.
Enjoy your day, It will be one to remember. The first one is always special.
Prayers for health and continued blessings from our house.
Happy Father's Day, Nate. You are all so blessed to have one another.
Dear Nate,
I have been reading your blog every day for the past months all the way from Switzerland. Your incredible story and especially the amazing way you, Tricia and Gwyneth live through it serves me as a reminder of how special life is. Thank you so much for this.
I wish you a fantastic Father's day- Froher Vatertag - Joyeuse fête de père.
Silja
PS.: It is my husband's first fathers day today as well and our little daughter (7months) offered him a beautiful black eye ;)
To Nathan: Happy First Father's Day!...and to Rick: Happy Father's Day, too--you demonstrate the love, commitment, caring and the interconnectedness (is that a word?--it means "the ability to hijack blogs and stuff")that makes fathering and grandfathering so special and FUN! To You Both: Have a GREAT day!
I hope you enjoy your first Father's Day Nathan. I love reading your blog each day. Sherri in Concord, NC
Happy First Father's Day - may it be filled with sweetness and laughter and joy!
Nate - HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
Happy, happy Father's Day, Nate! Hope you have a great one!
Happy Father's Day to an inspiration to every parent out there. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Love from a PA family
Happy Father's Day!!!
HAPPY 1ST FATHER'S DAY NATE!!!
Happy First Father's Day Nate! Enjoy every second of it!
Happy Father's Day Nate!!
Great minds think alike! I was thinking of this same idea when I came here today.
Happy first fathers day, Nate! Your little girl is so lucky to have you for dad!
Aspiemom
Happy 1st Father's Day, Nate!
Happy first Father's Day, Nate! It's my hubby's first too. Awesome day! I hope you have a wonderful day with your girls.
Happy First Father's Day, Nate! I'm sure you'll be the kind of dad that every little girl needs- loving and strong. Gwyneth's first word will likely be "da-da", and will that ever touch your heart:)
Happy Father's Day to you!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy 1st Father's Day Nate!
Love and best wishes to you all
Rachaelxx
Happy First Father's Day!!! Gwyneth is blessed to have you for her daddy!!
In Christian Love,
Karen
May your first Father's Day be filled with enormous blessings from God. Have a happy day with your 2 beautiful girls.
Mary
Florida
Your little girl may not realize it yet...but she has a pretty awesome daddy!
I hope you have a great Fathers Day!
Hugs and prayers,
Shann in Michigan
Happy Father's Day! Gywneth is one blessed girl :)
Happy First Father's Day! I hope that you enjoy your day with little miracle and beautiful wife.
Hugs & Love
P.S. - Happy Father's Day to you too Rick! Thank you for hijacking.
Yes, Happy Father's Day Nate!!!!
May this be the first of many Happy Father's Days...Delight in the day for you so deserve it.
Kathy
Happy First Father's Day!!
Happy Farther's Day!
Happy Father's Day, Nathan!! Hope yo have a great day with your girls!
Happy 1st Father's Day!! :D I hope you have a wonderful day!! :)
Gwyneth is blessed to have a wonderful father like you! :)
May the Lord bless you today!
Happy First Father's Day, Nathan!
All the best,
Ann in CT
Happy First Father's Day Nate!!
Happy Father's Day, Nate! You're awesome!
Happy Father's Day, Nathan! YAY!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Daddy's Day!
Happy Father's Day, Nate. Hope all of you have a wonderful day!!
Happy Father's Day!!!!!!!
Rejoice in all that is good.
Love to ALL
Happy Father's Day! May god bring many more with both your girls. What a wonderful day!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY Fathers Day Nate!
Here's hoping Gwenyth dosen't have a blow out diaper you'll need to change :)
Lisa
Happy 1ST and here's to a long lifetime of 1sts and love and blessings!
Happy 1st Father's Day! Hope it's a great one!
Happy 1st Fathers Day! I hope you and your family have a day full of blessings!!
Nate, Happy Father's Day. I have enjoyed following your story. I hope and pray that you have the best day ever. You have the cutetst girls with which to celebrate. God Bless.
-Sheila
Happy Father's Day Nate!!!
This day was actually created just for you, Nate
Still praying in Maine.
Happy First Father's Day Nate! I was hoping you would spend it at home with your two girls. Praying everything is going smoothly with this admission and that Tricia will be out of there and back home soon.
Happy First Father's Day!!!
Have a great first Father's Day. Enjoy every second with that little peanut.
Have an awesome Father's Day!!!
Nathan: Happy First Father's Day! Those lovely red locks will be turning gray soon! Your little gal has given you a good share of worry, but an even greater share of joy. Congrats, Margaret
Happy Father's Day Nate! What a year of blessings to count, not only as a father, but as a husband too. I hope you do some major celebrating today.
Love, Sarah, Travis, Emma and chloe
Happy Father's Day!
And kudo's to the beautiful wife of yours for making it possible!!
Happy Father's Day!!! Your beautiful daughter is very lucky to call you dad!
Wishing you all the best!
Happy First Fathers day!!! I am thinking of you and praying for your wonderful family.
Happy Father's Day!!! Your beautiful daughter is very lucky to call you dad!
Wishing you all the best!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day to a very inspiring father!
Happy Father's Day Nathan!!! Enjoy your little girl and your special day.
Happy First Father's Day Nate. It is so special that you get to enjoy this time with her. It only gets better!
Tricia Knapp :)
Happy Fathers Day! Enjoy your girls!!!!
Still praying, praying, praying.
Let's all be sure to pray for the fathers in the life of the donor today as well... I hope they know what a precious gift they have shared.
Have a wonderful Father's Day, Nate :)
enjoy your day!
Happy Fathers Day Nathan!!!
You are so blessed.
Happy *FIRST Fathers Day to you
Happy *FIRST Fathers Day to you
Happy *FIRST Fathers Day Dearest Naaaaaate
Happy *FIRST Fathers Day to you
Hope you have the most amazing first fathers day with your special, wonderful, lovely girls =) Gwen is one lucky little gal!!!!!!
Hugz all around from
TORONTO,ONT,CANADA
Nate,
Happy Father's Day! I know this is a special one for you! May you be smothered with kisses and hugs today.
Shana in Greensboro
Happy First Father's Day
Although I've never met you, you are an amazing father (and husband)to your girls! May this be the first of many Happy Fathers Days for you!
Happy Father's Day Nate!
Happy Fathers Day... Your little girl is an angel :)
Happy first of many father's days!
Praying all is well!
Christina
Happy fathers day to one amazing dad!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day. May you always be as blessed as you feel today
Happy Father's Day, Nathan!
You are shining God's love to your family :)
Happy Father's Day! Praying that you have many, many more Happy Father's Days to come with both of your girls :)
This may be the most special Fathers Day you will ever have! It is the first!! Enjoy this blessed day!
Nurse Candice & Co. in Nebraska
Happy First Father's Day Nate!
Happy Father's Day, Nathan!
Prayers that evrything is going OK with you and your sweet, little family!
Happy First Father's Day :)
Happy Father's Day, Nate. The first of many. I hope you are blessed with peace of mind ASAP and true health for your family going forward.
My husband has CF and is almost 12 years out from his transplant. We are blessed with 4 boys. We wish for you years and years and years of health and joy for you, Trisha, and Gwyneth Rose as well.
Happy Father's Day.
Happy Father's Day, Nate! You are one of the BEST fathers on this planet!!
Heidi Reed & Family
Happy 1st Fathers Day!!!!!!
Hope you all have a great day together!!!
A very Happy Father's Day to you Nathan! May your first one be SO sweet - and full of love...and of course...filled with funny expressions and many cuddles from Gwyneth =)
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY NATE !!
ENJOY!! This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! Have a great first one, with many more to come!
Love and Blessings,
Shari, NC
Happy Father's Day to you, Happy Father's Day to you, Happy Father's Day to Nate, Happy Father's Day to you. You Rock! May the Lord Bless you and your family.
Happy Father's Day! I hope you have a great day.
Have a wonderful Father's Day, Nate!
Happy First Father's Day! I wish you weren't at Duke to celebrate it but you are so I hope your day is just great!!!! So.....how does it feel to be a daddy? I think we all know how you feel about that!!
Have a great one!
Susan
NATHAN,
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Happy first Father's Day Nate! We know you realize how truly blessed you are! Gwyneth is very fortunate to have you for her Daddy! We are praying for all of you!
Happy First Father's Day Nathan! Such a beautiful little girl who will call you "daddy."
Blessings,
Lesley
Happy HAPPY first Father's Day!
Happy 1st fathers day!!!
Hapy Father's Day!!! Hope it is a wonderful day!
Tammy
Happy First Father's Day!
What a joy it is to be a parent and to be able to celebrate such a day. I thanked my hubby this morning for first of all being my husband.....otherwise he wouldn't have had our children to wish HIM a happy father's day!
So, praying that you, Tricia and Gywneth have a wonderful day together!
Love and prayers.
xxx
happy fathers day nate you are the best dad in the world you deserve the best jackie
WOW!!! 311 comments already!
How cool is that!?
Happy first Father's Day!
You certainly have a reason to celebrate this special day.
Many hugs to you, Tricia and Gwyneth.
Oh yeah and i think that pic of her is a sleepy look. That precious babe couldn't possibly be working on some scheme just yet.
Happy first Fathers' Day, Nate!
(Great idea, Rick! Haha!)
Natalie
Happy Father's Day, Nathan! I now this Father's Day has a very special sentiment to it now that you are a father yourself. Hope today is special for you and your precious family.
Blessings,
Melissa
Happy First Father's Day, Nate! Enjoy your day!
Happy Father's Day!
at first there were 100 comments,, I thought oh he doesn't need mine,, then I came back and there were abut 250 adn I thought oh he doesn't need mine but then today I see 300 yeah HAPPY DADDY'S DAY NATE
happy Father's Day Nate! We love and miss you! See you in a month!
Terry and Sarah
Happy First Father's Day Nate!
Nate- Happy Father's Day. What an incredible ride you have had as a Father! Gwyneth is one lucky little gal!!! Enjoy this special day!
Prayers continue as always!
Kerry in Guilford, CT
Happy Fathers Day. She is gorgeous...see she probably was being sneaky because maybe Grandpa let her in on the secret early on. : ) Mendy
Happy Father's Day!
"Little girls are precious gifts, wrapped in love serene. Their dresses tied with sashes and futures tied with dreams."
Author Unknown
i hope that your first father's day is a good one. you are going to be (and already are!) fantastic at this daddy thing.
happy father's day.
Happy Father's Day!!
Just think,next year you will have breakfast in bed provided by your two young ladies.
Love To All
Happy First Father's Day, Nathan! I pray that you have a wonderful day with your beautiful girls!
Happy first Fathers Day Nate! Enjoy the wonderful day with your family...and many more!!!!
Have a Wonderful Fathers Day!!!!!!
Happiest of Father's Days to you. May you be the kind of father that gives our heavenly Father a good name !
Happy First Father's Day, Nate! People everywhere are sharing your thrill of celebrating this wonderful day.
Happy Father's Day, Nate! Have a great day!
Enjoy your first Father's Day!
Have a wonderful Father's Day, Nathan!
Happy First Father's Day, Nate! Enjoy each and every minute with that beautiful miracle of a baby girl. Hoping Tricia is on the mend soon and things go your way--your faith will see you all through.
Love Always,
Diehnee
Summit, NJ
Happy Father's day. hope you have a lovely day with your lovely girls.
Hope you enjoy your very first Father's Day! Your family continues to be in my prayers.
Happy Father's Day Nathan! I am certain this will be a memorable one as it's your first. I pray that God sends you a lifetime of wonderful Father's days with Gwyneth. I am SO happy for you and Tricia that you have her in your lives. God bless you all! *HUGS*
~Kim in Ohio
Happy Dads' Day, Nathan!
Today is the first of many Father's Day celebrations for you and your miracle family.
Enjoy that beautiful baby today and every day - by next year she'll be toddling around. They grow too fast.
Love and prayers from Northbrook, Illinois.
The Hughes Family
Blessings in Abundance papa!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's day Nate!
=)
Happy Father's Day!!!
~ becky b
Wow, look at all these responses! Happy Father's Day may your first be special, which we know it really is! I've been offline all weekend and am glad to wish you along with all the other thousands out here in blogland. Hope you got to celebrate a little, even though circumstances are not ideal. You are one awesome Dad and husband. We continue to pray!
Tricia and Clan (N.VA)
Happy Father's Day!!
Happy first Father's Day!!!!!
Happy Father's Day Nate! You deserve it!
Joy in Charlotte, NC
Happy Father's Day. We continue to keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Hugs to all of you.
The Chapman's in South Glens Falls, NY
Nate,Wishing you a SUPER Father's Day and many more to come. Gwenyth is one blessed little girl to have a God-loving Father as you.
Happy father's day, Nate! Anna in Sweden
I have come to believe that one of the greatest things that a Daddy can do for his child(ren) is to LOVE that little girl's (in your case) Mommy. And, Nathan, can I just say that, if that is the case, you are passing with flying colors. Happy Fathers Day to you!!!
Wishing you the happiest of days! You always talk about how strong Tricia is, and while I don't doubt it - I admire your strength just as much. I've always believed that it's sometimes harder to watch someone you love in pain than it is to be hurt yourself - and in that light you certainly deserve a good deal of credit. Have a wonderful day with your family!
Happy Father's Day!
What a sweet day for all of you!
Marcie
Happy First Fathrer's Day!!!
Happy Father's Day, Nate! Gwyneth has a truly amazing daddy. Enjoy your day!
Happy father's day Nate--we wish you many many more!
Steph and Taylor
Happy First Father's Day!!!!
Happy First Father's Day Nate - just wait until Gwenyth starts bringing you gifts home from school, those handprint poems will put a tear in your eye the first time and the sixth! ;)
I hope you're having a FABULOUS day and wish your Dad the same, we really do appriciate his updates too!
It's wonderful to grow up with a Christian Father, as I have for 50 years.
Happy First Father's Day to one who will achive that greatness in his daughter's life!
Happy First Father's Day! Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Enjoy your day with Gwyneth and Tricia!
Happy First Father's Day,Nate!
Enjoy the day.
May this be the first of many many Happy Father's day that you enjoy with your two girls!
Happy Father's Day, Nate! In your short time as a daddy, you've exemplified all the qualities your own dad spoke of this morning in his sermon. YOU ROCK!
Happy Fathers Day !!!!
Hope you are having a great father's day!
Happy Father's Day, Nate!!! I know you're enjoying it with your ladies!! CONGRATS!
Blessings,
April & family
Happy Fathers Day!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY NATHAN!!!
Love, Amy and Casey
Happy Fathers Day!!
Happy First Father's Day!!!
Happy Father's Day Nate! Praying for you and your girls tonight.
Happy Father's Day!! I pray this day gives you all the joy that your heavenly Father has with you as his son! Being a CFer, I really appreciate your ability to inform others about our disease, as well as premature birth, and organ donation. You are in our prayers!
So thankful that The Father worked it all out for this Father's Day to be so special to you! Praying that this is only the beginning of many, many wonderful Father's days in your future.... you're a wonderful dad!
Blessings from Powder Springs, GA
Happy Father's Day!
Happy first Father's day!
Leah
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/lcourtneymom
I hope you have had a wonderful first Fathers day! We pray the Lord may bless you with many many many more!
Hope you had a wonderful FIRST Father's Day, Nathan!! This will certainly be one you will never forget! As we watched your Safe and Sound video again, we were filled with tears of joy at the sight of you holding Gwyneth for the first time. It brings back memories to all of us parents of the first time we held our little ones. Most may not have been that small, but they melt a parent's heart just the same way!! You're already a wonderful Daddy. Gwyneth and Tricia are blessed indeed!
Love,
The Edwards family
Looks like you and Tricia definitely have some great dads to model after. What a blessing! There's no greater gift than a Godly dad who seeks God's wisdom. I know from your blog that you will be that for your little one as well. Happy First Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day! You deserve to have a good one!
Happy *First* Father's Day, Nate!!
Happy First Father's Day!!! You and Tricia are wonderful parents, that much is just so apparent by your posts and pics! God bless and keep you and your girls safe! And a Happy, although belated, First Mother's Day to Tricia as well! Always in our prayers and thoughts . . .
I do not even care that this is two days late. It is so important to me to wish you a very happy Dad's day, that I am doing just that. Around our house, we like to extend holidays anyway (that Christmas present that you find in February that you forgot to give your Mom). It makes it more fun, I think. So, happy Father's day, with many many more to come!
Hugs to all,
Tracey
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