Dear Dad,
I’ve heard it said that a child’s first image of God comes from his view of his earthly father. If that is the case, I was truly blessed to see love, compassion and sacrifice displayed daily in your life.
Your heart for others is large and encompasses your family, your church members, the stranger at the gas station asking for money. You feel for people as if you’ve tasted their hurts, known their need. Giving so that others may possess the pleasures of life brings you greater joy than experiencing them yourself.
Your wisdom seems unending, because its source is the One who is all-wise. Your spoken prayers take me to the very throne of grace, because the visits you make there alone are frequent and sweet.
Before I could grasp the concept of God’s love, I knew yours – and it led me to His.
Thank you for being the dad, yea the person He created you to be.
Happy birthday.
Your loving daughter
This post is linked to Tuesdays Unwrapped hosted by Chatting at the Sky.
photo courtesy public domain pictures
Happy Birthday to your dad! He sounds like an amazing man. Come check out the award I have for you 😉
What a wonderful tribute! Happy Birthday to your dad!
Aw, your dad sounds like a wonderful person. I, too, am so grateful for a father who modeled our Father with such grace and tender love.
What a wonderful post for your dad. Happy Birthday to him today.
What a beautiful birthday tribute and how fortunate you are to have had a father like that!
What a beautiful post. You are so fortunate to have a father like that!! Happy Birthday to him!
i love this… your love for your dad. i kow his birthday be great if he started out reading this 🙂