My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
Proverbs 3:1-2
Just Call Upon Him
The boy walked along the ocean shore . . .
trying not to stray.
He looked up to his father saying,
"Dad, I want to play."
His father looked upon him,
with love showing in his eyes.
"Do what you want to, my son . . .
but do not leave my side."
"I would never leave you Daddy,
I love you way too much."
But the boy took a step away,
out of his father's range of touch.
He walked through the surf,
the waves tickling one toe.
"If I take one more step in . . ." he thought,
"Father will never know."
His father called out to him,
"Son, to me remain true!"
The boy thought with glee . . .
"At the moment I don't need you!"
His father felt a sadness,
but he held his tongue.
Sometimes lessons need to be learned . . .
even when so young.
The boy stepped out a little further . . .
the water covering his waist.
His father spoke with urgency . . .
his father spoke with haste.
"My son, come back to me," he said,
"The day is almost done!"
"Not yet, Dad," the boy yelled,
"I'm having too much fun!"
But the boy did not have his father's insight
so he could not yet tell,
The tide was coming in fast . . .
there would be no time to yell.
"Father!" he tried to scream,
as the water covered his head.
"I need you now, Daddy!"
was what the boy had said.
And in a single instant
his father was by his side.
"I thought you left me, Daddy . . .
I thought you went to hide."
The father looked upon his son . . .
a tear streaming down his cheek.
The boy looked upon his father . . .
and cried the sobs of the meek.
"I would never leave you son . . .
for I love you just the same."
"I was only waiting . . .
for you to call upon my name."
-- Author Unknown
GOOD MORNING !
It’s Father’s Day and DD and DS#3’s birthday today. I visited with my Dad last evening . He’s doing pretty well on his own and my youngest sister has been helping him out a lot. We are all very thankful for that. Today I’m off to church for my weekly dose of R & R and then home again to finish what didn’t get done yesterday.
The weather is simmering hot and we may have rain by this evening. I turned the air conditioning on low just to keep out the humidity..(80 degrees in the house) So far it has been bearable.
As always, I’ll be praying for all of you!
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
Charles Wadsworth Longfellow
May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !
MA
4 comments:
And we cant forget our heavenly Father on this day either.
Love the graphics....and hope you have a wonderful day and get everything done and get to relax too. TheTeen finally went to bed after being awake much of the night. I guess the medicine kicked in that I gave her at 4:oo a.m when she woke me up.
Sonya
Happy Father's Day to Dad...
Have a blessed Sunday!
Linda :)
love the entry, happy your dad is doing good and you saw him last night. I hope you have a great day.
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