Tonight I was sitting in the gym cafe waiting for my food and sitting at the table next to me was a mom with the absolute cutest baby girl I had ever seen so far (but, when you arrive, you will be taking her place as the cutest baby that ever existed!). Anyway, I was just sitting there and this little baby girl kept flirting with me. Every time I would look over at her she would just smile and laugh. She had the biggest dark eyes that I had ever seen and the look on her face was of pure love and joy. It got me thinking about how good it will feel when I look at you once you are here. There is just so much love that comes from a baby and you can always see it in their smiles and in their eyes. I can't wait for that look of love that you will have for me. Even though the baby sitting next to me was not mine, the looks that she was shooting me made my heart melt. I wasn't having a great day today and none of that mattered at that very moment. All I could think of was how innocent and loving this baby was. Everything else just melted away with her smile. I can only imagine how much more powerful that look is coming from your own child. Now, what absolutely scares me with this look is that you will be daddy's little girl. I'm going to have to build up a good defense over this look because I am sure that when you're older, it will be used against me ;-). You must understand the power that you will hold with that look. It must always be used for good and not for mischief little one, remember that and remember it well :).
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
My Promise
I want you to know just how much I love you so I want to make a promise to you. I will always strive to keep this promise no matter what and as best as I can at all times. I swear this on my life to you:
I promise that no matter what happens in life, I won't let you down at being the best father I can be. I promise that I'll always be there when you need me and wherever you need me. I promise that I'll move Heaven and Earth for you. I promise that our bond will be unbreakable. I promise to always love and respect you for who you are. I promise that you can always come to me if you need someone to talk to or listen. I promise to be a positive role model in your life. I promise I'll never leave you. I promise to be strong for you. I promise to be gentle with you. I promise to never judge you. I promise to always protect you. I promise to always fight for you. I promise I would give my life for you. I promise to learn from the mistakes I'll make with you. I promise to always make time for you. And finally, I promise that you and I will have fun together and will create a lifetime of memories that we will always cherish.
All this I swear on my life to you little one.
I love you,
Daddy
XOXOXO
I promise that no matter what happens in life, I won't let you down at being the best father I can be. I promise that I'll always be there when you need me and wherever you need me. I promise that I'll move Heaven and Earth for you. I promise that our bond will be unbreakable. I promise to always love and respect you for who you are. I promise that you can always come to me if you need someone to talk to or listen. I promise to be a positive role model in your life. I promise I'll never leave you. I promise to be strong for you. I promise to be gentle with you. I promise to never judge you. I promise to always protect you. I promise to always fight for you. I promise I would give my life for you. I promise to learn from the mistakes I'll make with you. I promise to always make time for you. And finally, I promise that you and I will have fun together and will create a lifetime of memories that we will always cherish.
All this I swear on my life to you little one.
I love you,
Daddy
XOXOXO
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Life Lessons From Dad: Love
Continuing with my little life lessons for you, I'm going to try my best to convey the message of Love. Love is probably the greatest emotion, feeling, and act that we can experience. Love can also be very complex and confusing. I'll save the birds and bees kind of love for when you're older but, I thought I would try to summarize in general what the act or meaning of Love is the best that I can.
Lesson 2: Love
The most important thing that we can do in this world is Love. Love comes in a variety of forms and intensities ranging from the Love of an object or activity to more personal forms of Love such as the Love of ones self, Love between a friend or family member, or intimate, romantic Love between two people. Whatever form, Love can be summed up as kindness, respect, and compassion for all people and creatures. Unfortunately, as you grow older you may experience times where it will be hard to Love and easier to show anger or to be hurtful towards others. You may also meet people who are not Loving towards you or other people. Always remember that each and every one of us deserve to be Loved as we are all God's creatures. Not a single one of us is above the other and doesn't deserved to be Loved. Love your neighbors, Love your enemies, Love all creatures big and small for who and what they are. If you can do this at all times, even when it is difficult, then you will be a messenger of Love. You can never know just how much an unkind word or action may negatively affect someone so always act with Love. If you strive to Love when it is much easier to do everything but, you will help make this a more peaceful world and you will be spreading and sharing the joy of Love with others. Love will help you remain positive. Love can build and mend relationships. Love can brighten someones day. Love can influence and encourage. Love can open up new doors, paths, and possibilities. Always Love.
I know that there have been times where I have not succeeded in following this advice, again, I am not perfect, no one is. There are many times when I let hurt and anger drive my responses and influence my decisions and that caused hurt for myself and others around me. I encourage you to try your best to Love, even when it is hard to do so. I'll close with a Bible passage which I feel does a much better job at summarizing what Love is and how we should all treat each other.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails...
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Lesson 2: Love
The most important thing that we can do in this world is Love. Love comes in a variety of forms and intensities ranging from the Love of an object or activity to more personal forms of Love such as the Love of ones self, Love between a friend or family member, or intimate, romantic Love between two people. Whatever form, Love can be summed up as kindness, respect, and compassion for all people and creatures. Unfortunately, as you grow older you may experience times where it will be hard to Love and easier to show anger or to be hurtful towards others. You may also meet people who are not Loving towards you or other people. Always remember that each and every one of us deserve to be Loved as we are all God's creatures. Not a single one of us is above the other and doesn't deserved to be Loved. Love your neighbors, Love your enemies, Love all creatures big and small for who and what they are. If you can do this at all times, even when it is difficult, then you will be a messenger of Love. You can never know just how much an unkind word or action may negatively affect someone so always act with Love. If you strive to Love when it is much easier to do everything but, you will help make this a more peaceful world and you will be spreading and sharing the joy of Love with others. Love will help you remain positive. Love can build and mend relationships. Love can brighten someones day. Love can influence and encourage. Love can open up new doors, paths, and possibilities. Always Love.
I know that there have been times where I have not succeeded in following this advice, again, I am not perfect, no one is. There are many times when I let hurt and anger drive my responses and influence my decisions and that caused hurt for myself and others around me. I encourage you to try your best to Love, even when it is hard to do so. I'll close with a Bible passage which I feel does a much better job at summarizing what Love is and how we should all treat each other.
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8, 13
New International Version (NIV)
8 Love never fails...
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
You Are Wondefully Made
I found this Psalm verse for you the other day. I want you to know that you are such a precious gift. Out of love your mother and I helped make you and God did the rest. You truly are a miracle! We both love you so much.
Psalm 139:13-16
New International Version (NIV)
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Life Lessons from Dad: Hope
I have been doing some thinking about what it means to be a father and part of that responsibility is to offer guidance. So, I thought it would be a great idea to start right now. You won't understand these lessons anytime soon, but someday when you are older you will and I'll be able to share what I have learned throughout my life and pass that down to you. I'm not an expert and I've made a ton of mistakes but, I hope that maybe you'll take something away from what I have learned so that you won't have to make the same mistakes. And if by chance you do make them, I'm here to tell you that it's ok and maybe this advice will help you sort through those mistakes someday.
I thought I would kick off these little lessons with Hope. Hope has been at the forefront of my mind lately and is really helping me get through a very difficult situation and I think it's a good place to start.
Lesson 1: Hope
No matter what happens in life, no matter how hopeless a situation may be, whatever you do, don't lose Hope. Hope is one of the most powerful emotions that you can have and it's one that only you can take away from yourself. Situations in life will arise that will try to take it from you, but only you can make the conscious decision to hand it over. So don't hand it over. Keep it with you always and hold onto it tightly. Without Hope your thoughts can lead to doubt and a belief that a situation or goal is impossible to overcome or achieve. I want to tell you that nothing in this world is impossible to overcome and nothing in this world is hopeless as long as you truly believe it and hold onto Hope. Hope is so powerful that as long as you hold onto it, you will be driven to achieve a positive outcome no matter how difficult a situation may be. Hope will help remove the fear of the unknown and allows you to feel more positive about a situation. As long as you have Hope you'll be able to see and think more clearly, which will help promote creativity within you, which in turn can help you accomplish and overcome the most difficult situations and tasks. Having Hope will help you live a more positive and fulfilling life. There have been many difficult times that I have faced and many times where I have given my Hope away and that only led to heartache and pain. As much as I want to protect you from heartache and pain, I can't. You'll go though your own difficult situations and make your own mistakes in life. When those moments arrive, the only thing that I can do is offer my love and support and encourage you to never lose Hope. Nothing is impossible and nothing is hopeless. Hold tightly onto Hope and never let it go. I love you little one.
Love,
Daddy
XOXOXO
I thought I would kick off these little lessons with Hope. Hope has been at the forefront of my mind lately and is really helping me get through a very difficult situation and I think it's a good place to start.
Lesson 1: Hope
No matter what happens in life, no matter how hopeless a situation may be, whatever you do, don't lose Hope. Hope is one of the most powerful emotions that you can have and it's one that only you can take away from yourself. Situations in life will arise that will try to take it from you, but only you can make the conscious decision to hand it over. So don't hand it over. Keep it with you always and hold onto it tightly. Without Hope your thoughts can lead to doubt and a belief that a situation or goal is impossible to overcome or achieve. I want to tell you that nothing in this world is impossible to overcome and nothing in this world is hopeless as long as you truly believe it and hold onto Hope. Hope is so powerful that as long as you hold onto it, you will be driven to achieve a positive outcome no matter how difficult a situation may be. Hope will help remove the fear of the unknown and allows you to feel more positive about a situation. As long as you have Hope you'll be able to see and think more clearly, which will help promote creativity within you, which in turn can help you accomplish and overcome the most difficult situations and tasks. Having Hope will help you live a more positive and fulfilling life. There have been many difficult times that I have faced and many times where I have given my Hope away and that only led to heartache and pain. As much as I want to protect you from heartache and pain, I can't. You'll go though your own difficult situations and make your own mistakes in life. When those moments arrive, the only thing that I can do is offer my love and support and encourage you to never lose Hope. Nothing is impossible and nothing is hopeless. Hold tightly onto Hope and never let it go. I love you little one.
Love,
Daddy
XOXOXO
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