Last year my husband took a class called Letters From Dad. It inspired him to leave his family letters in beautiful boxes that described his feelings for us. They are my most prized possession. If it were not for those letters we would not have the same kind of insight into the way that he feels about us - the same security that we now have in his love for us. Oh, we'd know that he loved us. That he'd die for us, in fact. We would not have to question that. But we would not have experienced that tangible, in-depth, permanent love that we found in his letters. My kids are so blessed to have a daddy that loves them the way that he does and lets them know how he feels about them.
I got a taste of that today.
My dad is one of my heroes. One of the few. He is kind and the most giving person I know. He loves his family more than anything on earth. He is not, however, the most lovey-dovey guy out there. I have never questioned his love or devotion for me, but today I got the sweetest email that I have ever received. It validated, for me, the feelings that he has for me. I reveled in it. Cried over it. It made my day. I intend to print it and add it to my "grab-in-the-case-of-a-fire" list. I love it, and I love him.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Letters From Dad
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That is so special! I wish that I could get a note like that sometime. He is absolutely one of my heroes too, I mean I don't think that there is a better man out there.
Hey there, love the story about your dad's letter and Corey's letter. I love written words...something I treasure. I have a box of letters and cards that I've received over the years...I take them out when I'm feeling down or needing some affirmation. One of those letters is from Scott. He wrote it on Christmas Eve before we were engaged. I was away singing at a Church's mass, and he was waiting at my apartment. He wrote the most beautiful love letter, and put it in my Bible in 1 Cor. 13. What a guy. The only other written thing he has done was when he had to be gone for 3 months (during our first year of marriage!), and the day he left he left little I love you notes all over our apartment. I found them for weeks! Who knew my man was so romantic? :-)
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