Today is Father's Day! And while this day could bring heartache and bitterness to my heart, instead it brings blessings. It was such a blessing to be able to spend the day with my husband, David, and our 3 precious daughters, Carrie Beth, Scutter, and Rae-Rae.
As I was sitting here thinking back over the day, my memory takes me back to when I was growing up and my daddy was still here on earth. I was so blessed to have a godly father, one who cared about me while I was growing up, and I'm so thankful for that. Although I struggled with his death for years, God has helped me overcome the bitterness that his death brought to my soul. And all that is left now is gratefulness for the man, husband and father he was. I know today he is joyfully in fellowship with Jesus and other loved ones, who have gone before us, in Heaven and has been there for over 25 years now.
As I was sitting here thinking back over the day, my memory takes me back to when I was growing up and my daddy was still here on earth. I was so blessed to have a godly father, one who cared about me while I was growing up, and I'm so thankful for that. Although I struggled with his death for years, God has helped me overcome the bitterness that his death brought to my soul. And all that is left now is gratefulness for the man, husband and father he was. I know today he is joyfully in fellowship with Jesus and other loved ones, who have gone before us, in Heaven and has been there for over 25 years now.
While the void that was left by my father's death could continue to sting like a dagger in my heart, I turn my thoughts to the man I now have as my life-long partner and the loving and caring father of our 3 daughters. How blessed I am and our girls are to have him in our lives and how grateful I am to the Lord for the man, husband and father he is!
You see, I could allow bitterness to control my emotions but I must remember the little kisses from God - not few blessings but many more than I can even imagine. I could focus on the loss and the void but instead, by God's grace, I choose to focus on the precious memories I have of my own loving father and the wonderful times our girls are able to share here and now with their father. I choose, by God's grace, to be thankful for the man who is now in my life and who is a wonderful daddy to our daughters.
I love you, David! And I hope you've had a blessed Father's Day today. And thank you, Lord, for the caring father I had in my life while he was here on earth and for the father our daughters have in their lives here and now!
Encouraging you to focus on the little kisses from the Lord this week. It will bring joy to your soul too!
This was so sweet. Hugs to you! xo
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