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DADDY'S
HOME
One of the joys
of my life is something as simple as returning home from
work every day. Usually, when I walk in the door and the
door closes behind me, I'll hear my four-year-old daughter
yell with excitement, "Daddy's Home!" At that
point, I have a couple seconds to put down whatever may be in
my hands, because in a matter of seconds, a little
blond-haired, blue-eyed girl is going to round the corner
running, and jump up into my arms. Often times, while I
am still on the sidewalk outside our house, I can hear
her excited squeal as she catches a glimpse of me as I pass by
the window. I wouldn't trade that for anything and I
can't help but see a lesson in it.
This little girl loves her daddy so much that when she
gets a glimpse of him, she drops everything she is doing and
runs to be embraced. It matters not if she's playing
with her dolls, or coloring a picture, all that is dropped so
that she can hug me.
I guess what
I'm trying to get at is that we should all work at loving our
heavenly Father so much that we are willing to drop everything
to embrace him. Friends, hold on to the things of life
loosely so that you can experience the full embrace of your
Father. Don't forget the image of my little girl,
running with excitement to embrace her daddy. That same
excitement ought to be in you and me every day as we catch
glimpses of our Heavenly Father.
Steve
Higginbotham
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