My Dad ( Bruce Alkire)

 I think today I would like to take the time to write about my Dad!

                                   Determined

                                   Admired

                                   Devoted

                These are three words that describe my DAD.

                                

Bruce Dale Alkire (51) General Manager of a division in a company called Carpenter Co. in Richmond, Va. he is the husband of Suzanne Finley Alkire (of 27 years) He is a father of 4 children (Stephanie 34, Matt 24, Amanda 22 and Aj 19) He has spent the last 30 years building his career, so that he could help all of us achieve our hopes and dreams in the future. And I am sure that he also wants to someday Retire & Travel.

My dad is a highly intelligent, motivated, loyal, rational, admirable, devoted and completely dedicated! Those are many qualities that are hard to find in a person today. And I am lucky enough to say I have him as a Lead to Follow.

Raising us kids, had its moments of joy and heart ache, at least I can only speak for me. I was a very hard kid to love, In fact I could make life so trying at times that I am sure if he were here giving me input right now he would say he wanted to "beat me" a few times, lol. It's funny now that I am grown.

Well when I grew in to my teen years I decided to make life even harder for myself and everyone around me (obviously I didn't realize this at the time.) I through out all the ugly saying like: I hate you, you don't love me, and I even ran away (a few times). I thought in my own mind things will never be good between my dad and I. And the one thing I wanted most in my life was a dad that understood me for me and all my whirlwinds that came with me, but at that point it just wasn’t going to happen.

Then I met a man (Michael J. Cox) who is now my fiancé. He taught me how to better me, in a way that allows me to see my dad differently. And at that moment I realized that this whole time I thought my dad was the problem, He wasn't, it was me this entire time.

So after the last five years or so, my dad and I have become two peas in a pod. And it is amazing, because he understands me in way that many other don't. Even though he has kids that are older than mine, some of the situations are not that far off. So when things with the kids happen, he actually has some advice to give or a positive pep talk that makes things seem like they will get better, like when I was 5, I get a booboo, he would kiss it & put a band-aid on it. All better!

He has inspired me to become a logical and reasonable person, more so then ever before. Everybody needs a person in which holds them accountable for choices they make in their live , And my Dad  and Michael are the ones that do that for me. I really look forward to what the future has to offer us. Thank you for taking time out of your day to be here for me!




Hey Dad,

Thank you for all that you do for us all. We love you! You are amazing!

Quote for today:

A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~ Maria Robinson