Another Proverbs verse... like I said, I love Proverbs. I want to talk about the second part of this verse. "and the glory of children are their fathers." Kids are proud of their Dads. It is as simple as that... and they should be.
That is a huge responsibility for a Dad. Knowing that there are precious little lives that adore them with everything they have. At the same time, there is something as Mothers we can take out of this. I believe that Moms have a huge responsibility to keep our kids proud of their Dad. Sometimes, I will admit that I go through my day and I think "I do everything around here." I know that for some women this statement may be true, but for me it is definitely not. This sinful, self-centered pity party I am throwing for myself, stems from being caught up in everything I am doing and not taking the time to recognize what my amazing husband is doing. He works from morning until evening every day to make our life better and our home happier. He is always so thoughtful of me and Emma and he never takes work stress out on us(unlike me). He is my best friend and Emma's biggest admirer. I look forward to six o'clock everyday when he gets off work. I love his praise and adoration for anything that I do or accomplish and so does Emma. Every Sunday morning when we put on her dress and fix her hair, almost immediately she runs to her Daddy to ask him what he thinks about it. They go on Daddy-daughter dates that continue to be the highlight of her week. Every time he gets home, she has to hide from him. It is quite hilarious actually...and EVERY TIME, no matter what kind of day he has had, he goes out of his way to find her. What would my life and Emma's life be like without him?? Emma's perception of her Daddy right now is that he is the best thing in the world!! I want it to stay that way, and that means that I need to support him, encourage him, respect him, and take his lead on EVERYTHING!!! I also need to teach Emma how to do this too. One critical word about him could cause doubt in her little mind that he deserves her respect. My Mom is such a great example of this. She ALWAYS stood by my Dad. I am so glad she did. Because of her support of my Dad our home was UNIFIED. They were like a strong fort that us kids couldn't break through. If Dad said no, so did Mom.
We shouldn't just honor and celebrate our Dad's on Fathers day. Today is the day....and tomorrow....and the day after that. Let your kids know what a great man their Dad is. You know his faults, just like he knows yours. We all have faults, but God doesn't want us to shoot each other down, but to build each other up. He wants us to edify each other with our words.
Ephesians 4:29 " Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
I know I am going to do my best this week to edify my husband and the father of our precious little girl. I want to do everything I can to let Emma know that she is blessed to have a Godly, hardworking man like her Daddy. I want to show her by example how to treat her amazing Daddy.
I hope everyone has a great week and I hope everyone tells their Daddy or husband what an amazing man they are.
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