Over on www.danperkins.blogs.com I commented on his latest blog...response below!!!
Before the cut and paste response...DAD - I love you. I am proud to call you my dad. I love knowing you are there for me. I love the fact that I can talk with you about the books that we share a passion for, I love being able to speak with you about life, and discuss ministry and the ups and downs. I love being able to hear you preach, and hearing your passion and the truth of the words that you say. I love being to your little girl, and to still be silly and you give me that look that really says I love you, but you really are dopey. I love that you thrive on routine and having things set and straight, yet when we come and visit you love us enough to go with the flow (for the most part). I love you Dad -- I love that you strive to walk in the dust of Jesus, and I love that I do get to see what my Heavenly Father is like.
So to add my two cents: I love my daddy. I spent the weekend with him for Father's Day, and it was great to spend that time with him. I love my dad, through the years I may not have always expressed that love, and I may not have always agreed with him, but I do know he has done an exemplary job of showing me glimpses of what my Heavenly Father is like.Although I love my dad, I have often relegated to him a more back seat role. For instance, when I call home it is often to speak to my mum. I'm working to remedy that and will call to speak just to him. This however made me think of my Heavenly Father, and how there are times were I relegate Him and will turn to someone else before I speak to Him.I think the danger in society of diminishing the role of fathers is that because the father is a key source of who God is like, that we are in fact diminishing the role of God in our households, and we are further relagating God and His role in our families. I've been the resident single for this series, but I think as a single I have it easier...I can take these lessons, these truths and start applying them now and not waiting until I am five, ten, etc years into marriage, trying to figure out how to balance my spouse and children and keep God at the center.
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Ellie,
Your comments probably melted your dad's heart. When my girls say things like this I hear the sound of a cash register ringing in the background... you know, "Cha-ching!" It's what I call "Payday!" All that investment, all those talks, all the love through tough-firm-sensitive-goofy conversations. WTG!
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