Happy, Happy Birthday to my amazing Father. My Daddy and I have sooooooo much history together. Looking back at it all, I would have never planned for how our lives would unfold. But I can see where GOD had us in HIS hands all along the way.
I cannot put into words the love, admiration and respect I have for my Dad. Even in our roughest moments, I've always needed him.
Dad, there are so many things I want to say - I just can't seem to find the words to use. How does a girl describe the love she has for her Dad? I remember the Father-Daughter dates we used to have - going out for ice cream, driving around in your FORD F-350, and the locket you bought me. I remember all your hugs and kisses and hand-holds. I remember when you used to wrap me up in the bedsheets and rocket-launch me into what felt like space and the big papa-bear hugs you used to give me when I bruised my knees playing outside. You were my hero - my Superman; a cape you can never, ever outgrow. I remember all the encouragement you gave me, the Softball games you coached, the school plays you video taped and the talent shows you chuckled through. I remember your face at everything that ever mattered in my childhood.
What I remember most, above every memory, was the optimism you had for life & the trust you had in GOD. No matter what you faced - worrying if we'd make the bills, switching jobs because you weren't getting paid, diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor or watching everything you/we built fall through your hands like sand....you believed in the LORD and trusted in HIS wisdom. There was never a moment when I ever saw you turn your back on GOD. You remained solid, faithful, and grounded in what you knew to be of GOD's character. It's the words unspoken that I heard the loudest.
Today I celebrate you and the man that you are - a man of profound faith, love and an endless supply of laughter.
Love you, Daddy.
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