It really was tremendous afternoon and evening. In the past BITTERNESS would rise up with thoughts like "I should be able to experience this time with my family and my kids all the time, not just on special occasions!" Yesterday, I can't recall feeling that emotion OR, if the thought did try to pop up, it was quickly squelched.
How? FORGIVENESS AND PRAYER towards X and Mr. X.
The evening concluded with me opening my father's day gifts which had been in the car trunk since the morning. I opened them with the kids in the car while sitting in front of X's house. I received two frames with really cool pictures of my kids which I will take to work.
The card
It was from my daughter (but she had her brother sign it just the same). It was a picture of the most precious girl, maybe 4 years old, wearing jeans, an oversized softball jersey and hat, holding a softball and a huge mitt partially covering a precious moments type smile. On the front, is says, "Happy Fathers day" four times. Inside it says:
Quote:
...with love from daddy's little girl
Her inscription:
Quote:
hey there [nickname] well, i'm basically just dropping by to tell you happy father's day!! I love you [nickname]... I don't think I say that enough so I'm telling you now I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you,I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Now hat you're working [no longer working from home] and i'm going into my senior year of h.s. i'm beginning to realize just how precious the time we spend together is. I really do want to make the most of it. so I guess i'll start with today. I love you dad. thank you for everthing. love, your baby girl.
Awe!!!!
I got out of the car and hugged both my kids before they walked to the house. While holding my daughter, I told her "we have 15 months before you go away. I want you to make a list of the 10 things you would like to do with me before you go to college." She liked that. (thanks to the idea from sofaraway - Ian)
Son was standing there and said "hey, what about me?" (we are really tightly bonded) I lovingly looked at him and said, "shut up, I see you all the time." He laughed and then walked to the house with his sister, bouncing along, cracking jokes at her expense, no doubt.
It is indeed, a wonderful life!
George "C2H" Bailey
Committed2Him- "C2H" All Things (Back from Spain!)...18
Yesterday, I can't recall feeling that emotion OR, if the thought did try to pop up, it was quickly squelched.
(thanks to the idea from sofaraway - Ian)
