Who’s Your Daddy”

{ June 27, 2009 @ 12:00 am } · { Discipleship, Entertainment, Uncategorized }
{ Tags: Beach, children, daughter, Family, father, Fishing, God, home, love, parents, sons }

Sorry folks, It’s been a while since I’ve posted.

I hope everyone had a great Father’s Day, as I certainly did. It was a wonderful Father’s Day for me.

The way I figure it, it must be difficult to understand what it’s like to have your children grow up , leave home, get married, and move away, unless you have experienced it. Well I have, although I still have one of my three still living at home, but she just had her 16th so it want be long now.

I used to kid around about being glad when all my kids would finally leave home so I could get some peace and quiet. You know what I mean? When all three were making very loud noises, like running noises, screaming noises, yelling noises, falling noises, crashing noises, fighting noises, like hitting, kicking, pulling, pushing, and crying noises and then would come the spanking noises (yes, I said the “S” word.)

Now that 2 out of 3 are gone I actually miss having all 3 of my children home at once, because  I can also remember the laughing noises, giggle noises, playing noises, tickle noises, also drum, guitar, piano and singing noises, plus the hugging noises, kissing noises, and I love you daddy noises.

I remember all of the life things we walked them through, like, their  first steps, riding the 1st bike, going to Kindergarten, their 1st girl/ boy friends, broken hearts, driving, graduations, college, and marriage. ( no grandkids yet)

My two sons have been gone from home for 3 and 4 years now and I find the longer they have been away the more I miss having them home.

This past Father’s Day was great because, I had all my children home. My oldest son (25) now lives here in VA Beach near us, My middle son (23) lives near Charlottesville VA, and my daughter (16) is still living at home. My son from Charlottesville came in to complete the trio. All were present, so we all did something that dad loves to do. We spent the day fishing together. We had a blast. We caught a lot of fish but it wouldn’t have mattered if we hadn’t, we were all together, father, 2 sons, and daughter ( oh yeah, mom and daughter-in-law were on the beach worshiping the SUN while we fished.)

By the way, I lost my dad (Ray) 3 summers ago. He was my step-dad since I was about 5 yrs. old. Ray was my best friend and words can’t describe how much I miss Him.

I realized something this Father’s Day, I believe I already new but now to a greater degree. If I miss my children when they are away from home, how much more does God our father miss us now? We have been sorta stranded here on earth since Adam and Eve fell to that deceiver Satan in the garden. Remember God used to walk and talk with Adam in the garden. They were close, intimate friends you know.  God also formed Adam out of the earth and then formed Eve, she was part Adam / part earth. They were and are His children. (I say ARE because they are still alive.) How it must have broken God’s heart when Adam and Eve, His first Human children, left home so to speak, separated by their disobedience. He missed them so much, He sent His son 1st born Jesus to give His life and to endure their punishment and our punishment on the cross in order to make a way for them to come home, and now we all have a way home.

Oh, how God would love to have all His kids home. Thank You Father God, You are my Daddy!

P.S. Just a little friendly advice, Parents love your children! Children love your parents!

Rich