lets here it for the men in our lives!
Today is the day we celebrate and honor our fathers and husbands! I love this day. I love having an extra "excuse" to remind my Dad that I love him and to remind my husband of how thankful I am for him and how much I think he's the most amazing Daddy on the planet.
How do you take one day to tell your Love how much you appreciate him? How do you thank someone for the daily sacrifices they make, because of their love for you and your kids? I like think the best way is not just once a year, but every single day, throughout the year. But I love that we have this day, set aside, to take extra time to tell them and show them how much they mean to us. To remind them that we can't live without them.
Today is for our Dads and for our husbands... its a day we get to dote on them and show them in extra special ways that we love the way they cherish us, honor us, take care of us, protect us, give to us, sacrifice for us and lead us.
My heart goes out to the girls who don't have Dads who loves them, to the wives who feel like today is another arrow in their heart; another reminder that they don't have the blessing of a godly husband, or a good Father for their children. I ache for for the men who desire to be Dads, but haven't been given that blessing from God yet... wondering if this is a day they'll ever get to celebrate. My heart aches for those who dread this day, rather than celebrate it.
Remember that God is your Father in Heaven. He loves you, takes care of you, provides for you, cherishes you, protects you, guides you, hears you, delights in time spent with you, and is preparing to spend Eternity with you.
I hope today is a blessing to all the Dads out there. I believe that behind every great family, there stands a Dad who puts all of his hope and trust in Christ. A man who takes on that role and responsibility with gladness and with boldness. Not afraid to be a man in today's world, where men are so put down and belittled.
Enjoy this day with your families. Enjoy spoiling your Dad and husband and be creative in the ways that you show them you love them.
Happy Father's Day!!
I went looking for a Father's Day card, for Jase, from me. It was SO hard to find a good card! Most of them were basically putting the man down, while puffing up the wife's self esteem. Cards that, in a not-so-round-about-way put the husband's character down, belittled his existence in the family, reminded him of how useless and stupid he is, and once again, reminded him that any good qualities left in him were to be attributed to his wonderful and amazing wife, who puts up with him on a daily basis. Cards that flat out referred to the husband as the wife's other child and pointed out that all he's good for is watching TV and eating food.
Don't get me started on the completely cheesy and over the top Daughter to Father cards. If I read another one of those I might just puke right there in the store. My Dad is not my hero {I'm not 6 years old anymore}, he was never my best friend and I can live without him right next to me 24/7 --remember the verse in Genesis about leaving and cleaving" ?!
Sometimes it scares me how the daughter t0 father cards come off sounding more erotic and romantic than the wife - to husband cards.
Needless to say, I was unable to find a good card from me to Jase at Target... so I'm writing him my own, which I think he'll like better anyway :)
Jason left for church this morning with the kids. I have the stomach flu, so I had to stay home. Great timing, I know.
I watched them walk down the sidewalk path to the car and smiled as I heard Rachel say {for what had to be the 20th time this morning} "Happy Father's Day, Daddy!"
I loved Ethan's response when I asked him "why do you love Daddy?" and he said "because, just like God, Daddy loved me even before I knew how to love him." - how does that boy know just how to get to my heart?
I love that when I asked Kara "what do you want to say to Daddy in his card?" she said "I wub Daddy." with her cute little smile and the tilt of her head.
When Ethan hears its Sunday and realizes its the start of Daddy's weekend, he jumps up and down and claps his hands in total celebration that this is the start of TWO whole days with Daddy being home with us. Today is for our Dads and for our husbands... its a day we get to dote on them and show them in extra special ways that we love the way they cherish us, honor us, take care of us, protect us, give to us, sacrifice for us and lead us.
My heart goes out to the girls who don't have Dads who loves them, to the wives who feel like today is another arrow in their heart; another reminder that they don't have the blessing of a godly husband, or a good Father for their children. I ache for for the men who desire to be Dads, but haven't been given that blessing from God yet... wondering if this is a day they'll ever get to celebrate. My heart aches for those who dread this day, rather than celebrate it.
Remember that God is your Father in Heaven. He loves you, takes care of you, provides for you, cherishes you, protects you, guides you, hears you, delights in time spent with you, and is preparing to spend Eternity with you.
I hope today is a blessing to all the Dads out there. I believe that behind every great family, there stands a Dad who puts all of his hope and trust in Christ. A man who takes on that role and responsibility with gladness and with boldness. Not afraid to be a man in today's world, where men are so put down and belittled.
Enjoy this day with your families. Enjoy spoiling your Dad and husband and be creative in the ways that you show them you love them.
Happy Father's Day!!
Comments
And, I hear what you are saying about the leaving & cleaving.
But, don't you think it is okay to think of your dad as a hero? There still should be room for a woman to look up to her dad & admire him, even when she is grown & married. Right?
Saying I admire my Dad, as an adult woman and saying he's my hero, seem like two different things to me. But sure! Its just how I personally felt about it all :)
Saying I admire my Dad, as an adult woman and saying he's my hero, seem like two different things to me. But sure! Its just how I personally felt about it all :)
And, I hear what you are saying about the leaving & cleaving.
But, don't you think it is okay to think of your dad as a hero? There still should be room for a woman to look up to her dad & admire him, even when she is grown & married. Right?