Father's Day

It is nearly here!

Father's Day, 2012

This Sunday, June 17th

Sadly, I have had to say good-bye to my Daddy,

September 12th, 1990.

I did not have a great childhood.

My Dad was an alcoholic. He quit drinking when I was 18.

He walked me down the isle SOBER!!!

I became best buds with my Dad, after I was Married

which was when I was 18 years of age.

I love that I was able to have a great relationship with my Dad.

I love that the Lord healed my heart, saved my soul

and impressed upon me to completely forgive

my earthly Father for the completely dysfunctional childhood

that my brother and I had.

I am blessed.

Loving unconditionally is hard, easy, not natural in our human form,

completely wonderful and hard. Yes, I used hard twice.

I have rather strange memories from my childhood.

Strange in comparison to the childhood memories that our children have.

BUT, the memories that I have of my Dad, after he choose

to leave alcohol alone, are so sweet.

I choose to camp on those memories.

Would I choose to have had a childhood like our children had,

honestly, yes.

Would I be a different person if I did have that fantasy childhood?

Hard to tell. Possibly. But, I will never know that.

God allowed for me to have the childhood that I did have,

So that HE could work on my heart to be where I am today.

God is so big and loving in my life, that I would never even

dream to ask Him to change any part of my life.

Would I accept that change? Yes. I am human after all.

But I would not ask for it.

Hmmmmmmmmmm, Nope.

I hope that you all have an amazing Father's Day!

I pray that you will love on your Daddy, no matter your

circumstances, as you are where you are because God IS good.