Wednesday, October 29, 2003
I Love Being a Daddy
Beth and the kids are in Canada for the next 8 months. Actually they've been there for almost a month so it's only another 7 months. I'll be joining them in a couple of weeks. But I sure miss them.
Talked to Beth last night. She told me how Ariel really misses me. They talk about me almost everyday. Then she said something that just melted something inside. She said that they pray for me everyday. That's not a surprise since we do teach our kids to pray by praying with them. What got me was that Ariel prays with such passion. She begs God, "Please God, please! Let my daddy come be with us soon." Beth said she cries every night when she hears Ariel pray that. It's as if Ariel really knows that she's in God's presence. My 10 year Princess knows how to intercede. And she does it for....ME!
Every time...and I mean EVERY time...I think about that I cry. My heart misses my babygirl. I can feel her cry. I can hear her plea. I love being her daddy. I miss being her daddy.
I had a thought on my way back from the gym this morning. I was thinking of Ariel again and was overwhelmed by my love and longing for her. Through the tears, I could hear a whisper in my heart. My Father in heaven misses me like that. Where is the simplicity I once had? When all that mattered was being with DADDY? Being in His presence. Playing at His feet.
Take me back/To my first love
To the place/Where I once was
Where my passion was just obeying
Where prayer was sweet/The sweetest thing I knew
Everything was/Possible with You
Take me to/The place of my first love with you
I think God loves being a Daddy too...
Talked to Beth last night. She told me how Ariel really misses me. They talk about me almost everyday. Then she said something that just melted something inside. She said that they pray for me everyday. That's not a surprise since we do teach our kids to pray by praying with them. What got me was that Ariel prays with such passion. She begs God, "Please God, please! Let my daddy come be with us soon." Beth said she cries every night when she hears Ariel pray that. It's as if Ariel really knows that she's in God's presence. My 10 year Princess knows how to intercede. And she does it for....ME!
Every time...and I mean EVERY time...I think about that I cry. My heart misses my babygirl. I can feel her cry. I can hear her plea. I love being her daddy. I miss being her daddy.
I had a thought on my way back from the gym this morning. I was thinking of Ariel again and was overwhelmed by my love and longing for her. Through the tears, I could hear a whisper in my heart. My Father in heaven misses me like that. Where is the simplicity I once had? When all that mattered was being with DADDY? Being in His presence. Playing at His feet.
Take me back/To my first love
To the place/Where I once was
Where my passion was just obeying
Where prayer was sweet/The sweetest thing I knew
Everything was/Possible with You
Take me to/The place of my first love with you
I think God loves being a Daddy too...
