June 15, 2008


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    The Blessing of the Father’s Love

    The greatest gift I ever had came from God;
    I call him Abba Father … Daddy! 
    - Author Unknown

    I read a couple of Father’s Day’s posts yesterday that really touched my heart … I shared a little of this with them.  As a young girl, I didn’t really get to know my earthly father, or to learn much of his love … he died when I was only 8 … my childhood had been somewhat turbulent.  I never knew the love of a father here on earth, the kind a young child’s heart so longs for.  But God …… He has been the One to show me what a Father’s love truly means over the years … and what a young child’s heart means to His.  He is a Father of gentleness, knowing my every hurt … a Father of tender affection, seeing my every tear … a Father of protection, when I’m afraid, He gathers me into His arms and carries me close to His heart.  I want to know Him more, love Him more.  His love is immeasurable, beyond what I could ever imagine, never growing weary or tired of my failings, seeing, and understanding all.  He is the giver of good gifts … in His love there is strength … He delights in me … He rejoices over me with singing.  Yes, I may have missed out on the love of an earthly father, but what God has given me today is far more precious than I could have ever asked for … and you know, there’s more!!  How can I help but to delight in Him … to rejoice in my Heavenly Father this day …. every day! 

    Today, I thank my Father, my Pappa, my Daddy, that ….

    “I am graven on the palms of His hands.  I am never out of His mind.  All my knowledge of Him depends on His sustained initiative in knowing me.  I know Him, because He first knew me, and continues to know me.  He knows me as a friend, One who loves me; and there is no moment when His eye is off me, or His attention distracted for me, and no moment, therefore, when His care falters.”      ~ James I. Packer

    I pray you all have a wonderful Father’s Day, loving all those fathers and daddys out there, but most importantly, enjoying God’s ever precious love for you … the love that He so willingly, and freely gave!  Be blessed today, for you truly are! 

    Starfish blue     Hugs, 
                      ~ Deborah <>< 

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  • A xanga team member told me to make the themes using foxfire browser. IE won’t work. Maybe sometime xanga will be able for us to use both.  I just have to be careful what I do so it will be compatable with both.  I have learned not to hit share it till I look at the theme with both browsers. Using the header module is the hardest. It will change on me. I am still working on all the bugs but I am starting to get it.  God bless, Sharon

  • I was so fortune to have my dad up to about 21 months ago, he was strict with us three kids but was a good father and i do miss him a lot, love this new look, i really like the beach but don’t get down but once a year, if i lived closer i be there more often, Thanks for keeping me in prayer, and for letting me share with you, God Blessing  to you my friend,

                                                                                                   sandy

  • I didnt get to know my earthly father until 3 years ago. before that i only seen him 4 times in my life. I have come to love him so. Our heavenly father i have known my whole life. He is forever in my heart. wonderful post and so well put…

    Hugs

    Angel

  • Deborah, thanks for popping by. Our weather has been very, very hot :sunny:. not much rain, we need it badly. They tell us that we have a lot comming this week here in New York.  The floods and weather has been bad, my heart cries for all the people now out of a home or worse. I pray for them all.

    I love comming here, the music, the words that you write, there’s just so much peace.    I too thank our heavenly father for His love, Where would we be without Him?  Well, Praise God we don’t have to worry about that.

    Love in Christ,   Melissa

  • This is so beautiful here, love your colors!  Nice post. I never new my real father either, and I think it has make me appreciate my heavenly Father so much more. He is so Wonderful!! God bless, Sharon 

  • Very touching post… Our father is good to us..
    Love, Bee
    P.s. I love the new seashore look! :love:

  • So thankful for the heavenly Father! Thank you for this post!

  • :wave: A New layout…very summery   I can apreciate your heart and how you grew up….My dad and mom seperated and divorced when i was 5 and I only saw him 3 times growing up until he decided to come make our lives weird when I was 18. anyways…….There is a song a worship song…I believe..its called “hold me” ?? Id have to look it up..sorry  anyways….Darlene s.  sings it and its about asking God to hold me.  One line says….”I need you to hold me, ……like my father never could….I need you to show me, that being in your arms could be so good.”

    I cry every time:cry:   I know so much How Gods been with me my whole life and protected me and took care of me when somone else was not there. I Love God so much.  He;s My daddy toooooooooo!!:love:

    Im so sorry you guys are having such aweful storms and flooding too. Its crazy isent it. We had horrible flooding all over too after that aweful storm. Alot of people lost there homes and stuff too.

  • :sunny:Thank You Sweet Friend for your wonderful post today! This deeply touches my heart. I had an earthly father. But was never close to him. The only touches that I received were through physical abuse and verbal abuse as well……Please keep in mind I am not asking for anyone to feel sorry for me. This was part of the past that I have learned to let go and forgive. I had moved out at the age of 18 from their house in order to escape from all of the pain. He passed away 8 years ago. 
             And God, Our Father has been with me through it all and has given me more Spiritual love than I could ever imagine since I received Him in my life 15 years ago. So thank You as I read this it confirms everything that He has done in my life and when He carried my burdens, too. Hope your day is Blessed and Lewis has a Wonderful Father’s Day! ((((((Hugs))))))……..In Christ’s Love…..Monic:heartbeat::love::heartbeat::wave: 

  • Somehow our Heavenly Father always makes up the difference…thanks for sharing how He has blessed you…it has been a blessing to us who read! ~Colleen~

  • What a beautiful post!  you always give such encouragement in your posts! 

  • Have a blessed day, my friend! :sunny:

  • :sunny: Wonderful post my friend….here is a link for a Monterey newspaper if you want….
    http://www.montereyherald.com/

    God will take care of Ian…..praying for you and your family…happy fathers day to Lewis…

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