Dad’s Legacy Personalized Leather Book

Sometimes, I will read something, and all of the sudden, I will have product images dancing in my head. That is partially how the “Dad’s Legacy” Personalized Leather Book got started. As I said, the following story is only part of the inspiration for the Dad’s Legacy Personalized leather book. Actually, the inspiration for this personalized leather book was two-fold.

Because a Dad’s Legacy is so great…I want to take a few minutes to introduce you to the Dad’s Legacy Personalized leather book and the inspiration behind it.

Dad’s Legacy personalized leather book – Inspiration 1 (the idea behind the personalized leather book): My own father. After creating the “Mother’s Legacy” Personalized leather book, I got thinking about my own parents, and my children.

My son lost his father when he was just a baby, which just reminds how very blessed I am to have my dad with me now, and how much I’ve benefited from his constant guidance through the years. My dad has taught me so much – not just in thought and word, but, also through his actions.

Not only is my dad the one who is responsible for my love of tooling leather (and therefore at least partially responsible for the creation of Legacy Journals), but, there is so much more to my dad’s legacy. So much that I wanted to be sure to preserve for my children, and their children, and their children’s children. I realize that my dad isn’t going to live forever, and I want to be sure that his legacy endures for generations to come.

To that end, I sat down with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and family and came up with a list of questions that would provide dad with inspiration for beginning his writing, but, also serve as a starting point for adding his own thoughts, guidance, and musings.

The questions were then compiled into a general set of “dad” questions, printed them on select sheets of lined acid free paper, added some pages for photos and memorabilia, bound them by hand, and then work started on the perfect hand carved, hand tooled image for the leather cover.

The cover art was inspired by my dad & grandpa (who I don’t remember personally, but, have heard many stories about), and inspiration #2, below.

Dad’s Legacy personalized leather book – Inspiration 2 (cover inspiration):

As I was creating this Dad’s legacy personalized leather book, my own dad brought home this great story that he received in an email from a friend. The author of this story is unknown, and this story is included in every Dad’s Legacy Personalized Leather Book.

Grandpa’s Hands
Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn’t move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was OK.

Finally, not really wanting to disturb him, but wanting to check on him at the same time, I asked him if he was OK. He raised his head and looked at me and smiled. Yes, I’m fine, thank you for asking, he said in a clear strong voice.

I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandpa, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK, I explained to him.

Have you ever looked at your hands he asked. I mean really looked at your hands?

I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point he was making.

Grandpa smiled and related this story:

Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled and weak, have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out grab and embrace life.

They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.

They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots.

They dried the tears of my children and caressed the love of my life. They held my rifle and wiped my tears when I went off to war. They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent.

They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote the letters home, and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse and walked my daughter down the aisle.

Yet, they were strong and sure when I dug my buddy out of a foxhole and lifted a plow off of my best friends foot. They have held children, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn’t understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw.

And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in prayer. These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness of my life.

But more importantly it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands He will lift me to His side and, there, I will use these hands to touch the face of Christ.

I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember God reached out and took my Grandpa’s hands and led him home. When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and my wife I think of Grandpa.

I know he has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God. I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel his hands upon my face.

Grandpa’s hands, and dad’s hands. I had tears running down my face as I considered this beautiful story, and that’s when the inspiration for the Dad’s legacy personalized leather book cover hit me – a beautifully detailed image of dad’s hands, holding his child’s hand – guiding, offering reassurance, and strength.

Currently, there are 5 “Dad’s hands” designs available on your dad’s legacy personalized leather book cover. Three of those designs are single cover designs, and the other two are full cover/dual panel designs. And, of course, every Dad’s legacy personalized leather book comes with Dad’s name on the cover!

You can find sketches of the 5 designs in the Legacy Journals Custom Leather Design Gallery for the Dad’s Legacy Personalized Leather Book.

To order your dad’s legacy personalized leather book, simply click to: Dad’s Legacy Personalized Leather Book, select your cover design, closure style, and tell us Dad’s name. That’s all there is to it.

Not only does this make a great gift for new dads, but, it is also a wonderful gift for grandpa’s! And, in true legacies style, the finished dad’s legacy personalized leather book (once dad or grandpa has completed it) makes a great graduation, leaving for military service, new dad, or wedding gift for dad’s son or daughter. This is a wonderful way to pass along dad’s living legacy.

Don’t wait. Help dad start recording his legacy in the dad’s legacy personalized leather book today!

Make every moment count,

Dee
Lead Artist
Legacy Journals,
a member of the
Saving Grace Enterprises
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