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CHANGE
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It began many years ago – the birth of love -the moment when one father got to hold his baby girl for the first time. The moment when a father’s love bloomed, grew and changed. No longer was the love just between the father and the mother-now it stretched to embrace that of a baby girl.
You see love changes as it grows and it is a beautiful thing. I stand in awe that my father loves me unconditionally, but this love is a love of change. As I grew into adulthood my father no longer showed me little girl love-now it was the love of one adult to another. My daddy’s love is never-ending and he has shown it in so many ways over the years.
As a school age daughter, my dad’s love was one of a parent who was always there to help me with my math homework. As I moved into high school and college, love was shown by his presence at my choir concerts, senior recital, graduations and showing pride in all my accomplishments. As I moved into marriage and kids, my dad’s love was a grandfather’s love and he has shown this in his keen interest in all I have done and all my kids do.
My dad’s love has been powerful and so present, but it has changed as the seasons of life have changed. The amount of love has not changed, but how he shows love has evolved and become even stronger as the years have passed by. I am blessed by my father’s love.
As my dad, my brother and I visited the cemetery the other day to pay a visit to my mom, a full circle seemed to close as I saw love firsthand-love for his wife, love for his children and the love of a life lived so well for 93 years. I am blessed by this love and am humbled to be part of this circle of life that has shown me what love is all about.
As my father has loved me and loved me well, my Heavenly Father fills in all the gaps with a love that is beyond words. The deep love of a father for His children is exemplified in God our Father who teaches us by His words that we are loved beyond measure. As my father’s love changed over the years, God’s love has never changed but has been constant year after year. I am blessed by my earthly and heavenly fathers’ love and pray we all can feel the gift of love in our lives.
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I am so blessed to know love not only of my daddy but God’s love as well. My life is fuller, richer and more complete because of love. I pray for all that we know love- a deep, unconditional love and that as we are filled with love we are able to share this love with others.
Blessings,
Mary
Mary,
I am envious of your relationship with your Dad. I will always wish I’d had that kind of deep, treasured, and unconditional love from my Dad. You are so lucky! God has blessed you!
Lynne- We have worked on it over the years. We tend to be opposites in personality but I am truly blessed that my dad loves like he does.
Abba! Father. Bless us, your children.
May our Father bless us all this weekend! Thanks for visiting Karen!
Such a beautifully written post, Mary … Your love to your dad and to our Heavenly Father shines through your lines! God surely knows how to delight his children – he keeps us safe and guards our steps.
Blessed by your words, Nina! God does indeed delight his children and delight in His children. He guides us through the new and old and teaches us along the way. Happy Weekend to you!
How blessed you are! I’d never thought about how our love for our children changes and grows as their lives change, but you are so right. I’m loving the season I am in with my young adults (and who am I kidding, the 29-year old hardly qualifies as a young adult anymore!). We are friends but they still need me in many ways. Love it! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
I, too, am loving this season with adult children. We have so much fun together and we talk like real adults-so refreshing! It is so true that you never stop needing your parents and I realize that everyday even though I am older. Love on your parents and enjoy them! Happy weekend!
What a beautiful tribute to your dad and what a blessing for you to be able to see how the expression of his love changed through the years.
I am so blessed by the example of love I have been shown by both of my parents. I love how God opens my eyes to His love through the love of others and it fills me with joy. Happy weekend, friend!
And it’s off to sweet dreams for me, with the touching words of your heart echoing in my mind. I will be dreaming of my dear dad(in heaven) and all of the ways he touched my life with his unconditional love. And in the morning a prayer of thanks will greet my Heavenly Father. God bless you my dear friend, for sweet dreams of change and love. Hope your first day back to school is inspired.
Love,
Karen
Thank you sweet friend! I love how you said it-dreaing of your dad and a morning prayer of thanks for Our heavenly Father. Looking beyond the everyday can help us catch a glimpse of how God orchestrates our lives and teaches us in the process. Happy weekend!
This is just beautiful….your love for each other shines through these words!
Thanks, friend! I love how our own dads teach us love and how we can see the full circle as life meets death. Happy weekend!
What a beautiful picture of our heavenly father’s love for us!
Stopping by from FMF
Thank you! Blessed you stopped by and love that we are in community together with FMF. Praying that you feel the Heavenly Father’s love immensely this weekend!
Yes, yes. Your words ring true once again, Mary. ‘Love changes as it grows.’
And we just can’t help but adjust and transition and morph along when that truth comes to call …
Thank you! Spending that time with my dad this week really touched me and every minute is a gift. I am so lucky to have his love and our Heavenly father’s love. Blessings, my friend!