June 11, 2021
Kindly updated June 2023
Looking for Father’s Day gifts he will love? Stumped for ideas? Come look at 4 categories that will get you thinking and deciding.
Both of those (thinking and deciding) are things you need to do, because Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18. 😃
Father’s Day Gifts He Will Love
How about a list of categories, and then a few examples?
Maybe this will get your wheels turning.
Number one may be the choice that fulfills the promise of this post: He will love it. Combine it with something else if you like.
Here you go:
1. Give Dad a Meaningful Message.
Dads are goal driven. They live for the win, the trophy, the validation.
So give it to him.
Tell him, in plain language, exactly what he has accomplished in his role as Dad.
Make it a handwritten card, or a long letter. Maybe include pictures. Capture memories, be clear with compliments, and acknowledge his efforts. Tell Dad how you have benefitted from his investment in your life.
You are thinking about skipping this one? Go ahead if you want to. Most people do. But this is the “winner gift.” You know what I’m talking about — the one gift that thrills, as the others fade into oblivion.
It won’t take up a lot of room on the shelf, but it will sit large in his heart.
2. Give Dad A Book
A book that truly satisfies his longings. Something about history? About relationships? About cars, or sports, or adventure?
Whether it’s a coffee table book, an account of an accomplishment, or a how-to guide, give him a book he can enjoy for a long time.
3. Give Dad a New Tool or Toy.
What is he working on? Building up his workshop? Tinkering with an old car?
Whatever his current project, giving something useful to enhance his effort will be a pleaser.
4. Give Dad Time and An Event.
Tickets to an event he loves, or admission to a place he’s never been — a museum or an attraction that interests him. That’s something with multiple benefits. You won’t regret spending a day with your dad and showing him a good time.
Gift Giving is Hard.
We’re challenged in so many ways, and we feel limited in what we can do. Maybe distance, finances, health issues, or something else.
You want to give a gift that’s meaningful, appropriate, and manageable.
The point of celebrating is to honor your father and his value.
The hard part is wanting to do that and trying to connect it to something on the shelf at Lowes. 🤔
That is difficult.
And maybe you have a deeper struggle than finding the perfect gift.
Like a struggle that’s in your heart.
When things are broken…
For you, the person who will not be celebrating with a dad.
You don’t have to say it — absence, death, distance, or something else has “made off” with the joy you expected.
And for dads who have lost those around them and will find themselves alone, the day can be difficult.
It’s what happens, and sometimes it happens way too soon.
Even so, if there’s no celebration to attend, and no one to pull up in the driveway, you’ll “make do” as Southern people say.
When the day arrives, you’ll give your kindness and attention to someone else, and you’ll enjoy seeing them honored. Someone you know is celebrating with joy. It still can be a good day for you.
You’re not alone. It just feels that way.
For some (maybe you) as the commercials bombard us with picture-perfect relationships, we feel the growing sense of “missing out.”
Are you feeling the deep disappointment of brokenness?
There’s something important you should know.
Every person I have ever known has felt the heartbreak of brokenness. I have to remember that when it happens to me. Do you remember it, when it happens to you?
When you’re broken, sad, discouraged, you can say it to someone. Because no one escapes these things.
It’s true: every single person has experienced heartache, discord, brokenness, failure. Humans are just that way. We aren’t alone in our suffering.
When someone comes to you in their sadness, don’t you wish you didn’t know how it feels? Don’t you wish you could be immune? But you do know. And your friend is not alone.
What do we have, to shore up our sad selves?
When we feel alone, broken, and disappointed, truth comes to rescue us. Truth stands up to our powerful emotions and reaches into our darkness to help us up.
Truth. Our hero.
There is someone we can honor even in our sorrow.
Let’s don’t forget the Father who will never leave us. The one who won’t let us leave. That’s someone we can celebrate. Someone we can recognize, acknowledge, appreciate, and more: worship.
It’s hard, to look beyond pain or discomfort and think a “grown-up” thought like that. But God calls us to maturity, to beauty and truth, to ministry, and to healing.
FATHER’S DAY; SELECTING A GIFT
When you’re fortunate enough to have a dad, one who is living, one who has invested in your life, and you are able to celebrate with him, make it count.
A suitable gift, lovingly presented, along with an expression of affection and an acknowledgement of value.
And now,
FATHER’S DAY GIFTS HE WILL LOVE
I hope there’s joy for you on Father’s Day, whatever position you find yourself in.
Thanks for taking a look at fathers, at gift-giving, and at what’s going on in the hearts of people around us.
Whether you select a gift today, or whether you don’t, I hope you will treasure the traditions established in your family and your relationships.
Continue to pray for our people and our nation, and may God bless you.
To the dads we had, we are grateful for the investment you made in our lives.
To our Father in Heaven, thank you for calling us to yourself.
To the husband I love, thanks for being “Dad To The Bone.” You’re still loving children and grandchildren in a way no one else could.
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Gift-related holidays get our attention, but really our relationships are nurtured all year long.
Be aware of family traditions that are forming. Happy memories and habits often form “anchors” for our emotional health later in life.
It doesn’t have to be an annual cruise or a Christmas celebration. It can simply be the jokes you retell, what you say during family games, or the stories you are creating.
Laugh together and keep a soft place to land. That’s a gift for your family that lasts a lifetime.
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