The mouths of babes.. on Father’s Day.
K LOVE is one of our favorite radio stations. The kids love singing along and I love that this station seems to be our bicker-free zone. When my Glee CD has been shot down and Choo-choo soul needs to be put aside in order to save it from an untimely flight out the minivan window, KLOVE is always there, waiting to bring my motley crew into unison. There is nothing like seeing your teen son and diva preschooler singing praise together.. and frankly? that moment of sheer joy has saved them both from the wrath of mom more than once.
The other day, we listened as one of the DJs announced a new contest: describe your dad in 7 words. Seemed easy enough. Not that we would enter the actual contest.. who has time for that? But I did want to take time out and ask the kids just what they loved about Larry.. in 7 words. Seven words is the challenge. See, James is relatively quiet when it comes to emotions. And Abby? Goodness… ONLY 7 words?
We’ve talked about it for a few days now.. and once Larry went to work, we got to it…
“Daddy takes me to the park even when Mommy says no. He is sweet and He is the best Daddy I could ever have.”
More than seven. But sweet.
“You chose to be my Dad. Thanks.”
7 on the nose. And a million in my heart.
Happy Father’s Day to a man who chose to love my children.. both of them.. as they were his own. I love you, the kids love you and we are blessed (truly blessed beyond belief) to celebrate your role in our little family.
Beautiful…simply beautiful. Larry truly is the best dad in the world for James and Abby. They couldn’t ask for a better set of parents. Blessings to each of you on this glorious day!!!
James’s answer made me cry … of course. I hope Kaya will one day be able to appreciate that about her Daddy. That he not only loves her to pieces, but that he chose her. I will always believe in my heart that Reggie loved her first and that he loved her most. And that’s okay with me. She deserves a man to love her that desperately. And for every girl, it should be her daddy who loves her like that first. Sadly, that’s rarely the case. Praise God for Reggie.
In Sunday school yesterday, our teacher was going on and on about how wonderful dads are, asking everyone to list all the great characteristics they could label their dads with. I was silent. I have forgiven but have never been able to forget. God blessed me with Reggie to show me what a real father is supposed to be like. I know Larry is a father of faith who blesses your family in ways words cannot fully describe. Boy has God’s grace fallen on us, Cece.