hurray for one of the most wonderful holidays of the year! may i just take a moment to express gratitude for the most significant man in my life currently-Douglas Walter Salmon, my father. for those of you who may be reading this and don’t know this man, all i can say is that i hope one day you are blessed to cross paths with him. he is a man of integrity, humor, compassion, work ethic, sensitivity, intelligence, GREAT talent, a desire to sacrifice, and above all, a spiritual giant. in my field of work, i see numerous examples of poor parenting, and men who don’t take their role as fathers seriously. i wonder why i was blessed to have a father that has presented me with a great example of how a man should be. i believe that my Father in Heaven weeps for joy when he watches my father in action. THANK YOU to my daddy. i love you.
i also want to pay a wee tribute to my mother, Valerie Elizabeth Timmins Salmon, who without her example, neither my father nor i would be what we are today. she is a pillar of strength with compassion, talent, wisdom, creativity, mindfulness, independence, and beauty. she has been an example of womanhood and motherhood to me. THANK YOU mom for being so wonderful to me, dad, and our family. love you.
Jess! You are so wonderful! These were some of the nicest and most touching posts I have read in a long time. And what beautiful pictures! Oh, I love our family SOOOOO much!
There is a paucity of Jessica Lee types in this old world – that is certain. How does a Dad get blessed with a daughter such as this? One who is sensitive, caring, empathic, loving – and “drop-dead” gorgeous! I don’t understand much about “Why’s” and “Why Not’s” – but I do recognize qualities such as these; I am grateful for my association with you.
Thank you, dear Jessica, for dwelling on those characteristics in me which you deem to be worthy of emulation; thank you for encouraging me to look for the good in me, as well as in others. Thank you for walking in the light and inviting others to do so. Thank you for being consistent in your quest to develop your “divine nature” as a daughter of a Heavenly Father, who loves you.
And I love you so.
Dad xoxox
you made me weep sweet sister. beautiful sentiments. love you so much!
Jess, I’m so happy to have just found you. I always wonder how you’re doing. It seems you are loving life as always, and love the long hair. Please email me you email address to fenima@hotmail.com, so I can invite you to my blog. By the way, I saw Sierra 2 years ago who was visiting his brother who used to live in my ward…what a small world.
-fenima-
I almost feel like I’m interrupting a very beautiful family moment by commenting.
You are all so incredible to each other, what a great example.
And a wonderful post Jess.
Can I get another one please?