To My Children's Father On Father's Day

     Once again, I am delighted to celebrate Father's Day, in honor of my husband.  I am grateful for the childhood memories with him in the making for our wee ones.  By God's grace, they will have a right perspective of what it means to have a loving father.

     My children are blessed with a father who loves them.  In the scorching summer heat, he labors to insure that their needs are met.  Though tired from a strenuous work day, he is prepared to play with his son, or give mama's arms a reprieve from holding a teething girl.  He chooses them, over himself, daily.  He desires their hearts.

     He sings to them from a soul full of worship unto our God.  He prays over them, desiring God's best for them.  He readily shares the glorious truths of God to their attentive, and easily distracted, ears.

     He is ever prepared to be tackled by a rambunctious li'l boy.  He happily anticipates the moments that his li'l girl coos and babbles to him in her babyish dialect.  He delights in his children.

     Children, for whom he achingly prayed for years; yearning to hear a li'l one say "Daddy," and mean it for him.   Children that have been used of God to refine him, and teach him of his relationship with his Heavenly Father.    Children who are the heritage of the Lord, not ever expected to receive, yet ever grateful and in awe that they are his.

     As his wife, and mother of his children, I get to observe their relationships with each other.  Beyond measure is my heart blessed, to see the love between them:  To watch how effortlessly our boy rushes to his daddy's arms for protection from his fears in the night; delighting in how cheerful our daughter is when she sees her papa; catching Dear recognize himself in his children, and then voicing his appreciation to God for His love and long suffering with him; knowing that he does not take this role lightly, and seeks to guide our blessings as God would desire, is an incredible gift.  It is with much gratitude that I say,  "Happy Father's Day, Dear!"