THREE

I don't have a dad on this earth.

My dad lives in heaven with Jesus and the Heavenly Father, my Heavenly Father.
My Heavenly Father is the Alpha and Omega. I am His. He knows my needs.

Sometimes I need to feel loved by dads on this earth as a daughter is sweetly and carefully loved by her daddy. Just in the past week there have been three dads who have loved on me.

One is a classmate. He is dad-aged and reached out and touched the depths of my heart last week in class. I was having a hard day. He made it better.

Two is a dad who is a Christian Counselor. He affirms me, encourages me, and lets me be me. Last week, he let me cry in his office and he handed me tissues. He didn't judge.

Three is a dad who I do aerobics with at the gym. There are lots of other dads in the class, but this dad is thoughtful and caring. Today, after class, he gave me a book then drove me to my car because it was cold and raining.

Amazing fathers pouring out the love of the Heavenly Father. On me.

"This is my Fathers world,
He shines in all that's fair.
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere."
(Fernando Ortega's version of This Is My Father's World)