Growing up as a daddy's girl, it's an amazing and wonderful gift to watch the man that i love and cherish in the role as a father. I have the blessing of having an amazing father myself who loves and cherishes me, and most importantly, led me to the Lord in salvation. He kissed my "owies", hugged me when i cried over boys, discouraged me to date the wrong kind of guy, and cried when i met the "one". He taught and helped me to cleave to my husband in marriage, even when i knew it was hard for him to see me not need him in the same way anymore. I love my daddy, and will forever be thankful for who he was and is to me.
Now, i have the most amazing blessing to see my man be a father to our daughter. Already i feel he is the best father in the world. HE changes diapers, gives her baths, takes her on outings all by himself, because he wants to, because he loves his role as a father, and most importantly because he loves her so much. It's my birthday tomorrow, and he took Mia out to go shopping, just the two of them. Blessed is an extreme understatement. That little girl is one lucky girl to have Jonathan Hartzler as her father! I feel guilty, because God continues to enrich my life more and more and more each day. All i can do is get on my knees and thank Him.
2 comments:
Kristin - first, Happy Birthday! What are you now, 35? HA!
Seriously, though, you made me cry. So many of the things you say about your dad were true of my dad and I. You are blessed just as I was. I'm grateful for every second with my dad and am so glad I didn't take it for granted. Cherish yours always as we never know what tomorrow holds.
I'm not sure what happened but I KNOW I hit "publish comment"! HHHMMM....Anyway, Happy Birthday Kristin Betty! That makes you, um, 35, right? HA!
Your post about your dad made me cry because I felt all those same things about my dad. Both so blessed in that way, right? I loved every second I got to spend with him and never took them for granted. That's my advice even though you didn't ask for it!
Cherish every minute because we never know what tomorrow holds.
Hugs to you and peanut...and Jon if I must!
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