Confession: More times than not I get so focused on being a mom that I don’t brag on the dads nearly enough!
So it’s Father’s Day weekend. A designated day to celebrate the fathers in your life. I know I can’t be the only one, but I find myself focusing on all of the daunting tasks of being a mama and so this post is dedicated to all of the dads out there. You deserve way more than one day of recognition.
When we think about the reason dads are so important, there are a few things that immediately come to mind. They mow the yard, they work hard to support their families, they play ball, give piggy back rides, and fix every single thing that breaks. They are the masters of the grille, the hogs of the remote, the protectors and the rock. Dads are so much more than those things though. Dads kiss the boo-boos, and attempt to fix their little girls hair too. They are the lap you curl up in when everything is going wrong. Dads teach you right from wrong. They celebrate your successes but are there to jerk you right back in line when you aren’t doing whats right. Even when you know you’ve messed up, you know your Dad is there just waiting to help you through it. Dads are some crazy amazing people yall.
When I think about my relationship with God, I realize that I’ve learned about the love of our Father…. from the love of my father here on earth. Bless his heart, I’ve always been a very stubborn and outspoken and handful of a personality even as a child, so there was lots of tough love involved in raising me, but even when that love was tough I knew it was unconditional. There was nothing I could ever do that would make him stop loving me, I was his child for the long haul, nothing or no one was ever going to change that like it or not. I am so thankful for that understanding of that relationship and that love. Knowing that love makes it easy for me to understand the unconditional love of Jesus. There is nothing I could do to change His love for me. I am His child forever and nothing can change that.
So mamas, let’s take this weekend to celebrate our fathers and the fathers of our children. Thank them for the things they do and the things that they don’t do. Most of all, let’s use this weekend as a kick off to really start praying for these fathers. Pray that they will be the kind of father who doesn’t only teach their children about God’s love for them, but shows them that unconditional love every single day.