a very happy father’s day

thank the lord for daddy’s . where would we be without them?

Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”

i am so blessed beyond words to have amazing parents. my father and my mother have always shown me enormous love and compassion. they love the lord with all that they are and it shows in all that they do. in all the confusion of childhood and doubtful times of youth…i never once questioned the love that they had for me. and to this day – i know that same love is there for me, supporting me and taking pride in what i have become. what a joy it is to bring good into their lives now that i am grown. mom and dad, you are so wonderful! THE BEST, in fact!

happy father’s day to my wonderful dad. a true man of god and a servant of the lord. a man who loves his wife and speaks highly of who she is and how she has made him better. a man who loves his children, and knows each of them in a special way. a man that also loves the fatherless and shows mercy to those in need. a man who has shaped me into the person i am today and who continues to challenge and teach me new things all the time. a man i am so proud to call daddy and who soon will be the grandfather of my little girl. I LOVE YOU PAPA!!!

i would also like to say happy father’s day to my wonderful husband. although i guess next year will be his first “official” father’s day, i think this one is pretty special. i am so grateful to share this life with such a loving and godly man. and i cannot put into words the way my heart jumps when i think of him spending time with our daughter. i know that when i meet her she will no doubt, melt my heart. but i truly think the thing that will bring tears to my eyes is the two of them together. i just know they are going to steal one another’s hearts! i love you SO MUCH abby! you are my everything. you are my hiding place and i couldn’t do this life without you. i thank god for you.

what amazing men god has placed in my life! ..and if that was not enough - i also have a wonderful father in law who is just down the street! he is a godly man and has helped shape my husband into the man he is today. for that i am so grateful! i know that matt is going to be a great father, because he was raised by such terrific parents ! thank you randy and nancy for all you do for us!

each of you are such a blessing in my life and matt and i would not be the people we are today without your love and support. we appreciate you so much! we are so grateful for the guidance you gave us in our younger years and the friendship you provide today. we count each of you among our greatest blessings.

finally, i am SO THANKFUL for my heavenly FATHER! the ULTIMATE DADDY! the man who breathed life into all of us. the man who CHOSE me as his own and calls me  beloved child. the man who gave his own life to save mine. thank you JESUS for loving the unlovable and for washing me white as snow.

John 15: 13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”