tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11319911.post111892995294105967..comments2023-09-03T09:40:48.359-04:00Comments on Bread for the journey: A blog to my heroGeorge24http://www.blogger.com/profile/01121735501064038762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11319911.post-1118941621240126492005-06-16T13:07:00.000-04:002005-06-16T13:07:00.000-04:00Pastor Flattery,Unfortunatly Jon is right, not all...Pastor Flattery,<BR/><BR/>Unfortunatly Jon is right, not all of us have as great a dad and a God loving dad like you have.<BR/><BR/>I do have to say that even though I barely see my dad I will ALWAYS be daddy's little girl. But, My dad works three jobs. He isn't home much and he usually will go out and do something for a friend faster than he would ever do something for my mom or I. <BR/><BR/>See, my dad was a Jahova witness (srry, can't spell that) before he married my mom. When they got married he was kicked out of his church because my mom was a christian. My parents have this "understanding" that religon is never to be talked about in a marrige. However, unfortantly my dad still is loyal to being a Jahova Witness- therefore he DOES NOT like it very much that I go to church.<BR/><BR/>I am actually kinda ashamed to say, I even kept my baptism a secret from him as long as possible. In fear that he would be angry with me for doing what I had done, excepted Christ as my personal savior.<BR/><BR/>My dad is a very stuburn man. If something doesn't work he'll yell at it or just throw it down and say forget it. At one point, confused at what I had said one day and angry that he didnt understand, he said "Forget you" to me.<BR/><BR/>Even though he is a very stuburn person and does NOT approve of me being a christian, I still love him. Even though he's never there, I still love him.<BR/><BR/>I AM a daddy's girl, and proud of it. I just wish he was home a little more often.<BR/><BR/>~Mindy BartzenRosalina Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475548551975852091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11319911.post-1118931930169897842005-06-16T10:25:00.000-04:002005-06-16T10:25:00.000-04:00George, I am so glad that you have your Dad...he s...George, I am so glad that you have your Dad...he seems to be the ideal for us to emulate in our own lives. However, not all of us have been so fortunate...not that I'm complaining because I learned a lot from my Dad. I learned that there were many things that I did not want to do in my life and in my marriage. I learned that spending time with my family was more important than poker, more important than alcohol, more important than any "friend" I may ever make (other than Jesus Christ, that is), and more important than any fleeting moment of illicit sex could ever gain me. I learned all of those from watching the way my Dad lived his life. But I still loved him (and still do today) and was so glad that while suffering from his last heart attack in 1981, he asked for forgiveness from our Lord and Savior, admitted his sins, and was granted the mercy and grace that is the gift to all of us from God. I miss my Dad, even flawed as he was, because I never really knew him in the way that so many kids get to know a Godly father. That's part of my motivation to try and be the best father I can be to my kids and any others that come into my life. I fail often but I keep trying...I hope someday to hear my father tell me that he thought I did a good job. More important, though, is to hear God say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." I pray we can all hear those words and that we all can recognize our Father above as we do our own earthly fathers on this day. God bless.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469481410390815424noreply@blogger.com