When I think of
you, I think of
kindness,
laughter,
love, giving,
acceptance and
mercy. You are
the most holy
and spiritual
man that I’ve
been blessed to
know. You were
and still are a
tremendous
influence in my
life. You have a
love for God and
for God’s people
that I admire. I
want to be
humble, giving
and accepting of
others as you
were in your
life.
I think of you
many, many times
and know you are
pleased with the
heart that I’ve
developed. I
love you Dad and
I’ll see you on
the other side.
September 18,
2005
Thank
you Dad for
being who you
were. Thank you
for your heart
for Jesus. Thank
you for living
the life in
front of me.
Thank you for
the patience you
had with me.
Thank you for
your love. Thank
you for your
prayers. Thank
you for your
endurance and
kindness when I
rejected what
was most
important to
you, when I
didn’t want to
listen to you,
when I rebelled
against Jesus.
Thank you for
being proud of
me, thank you
for believing in
me.
I didn’t
appreciate your
heart until
after you died.
I didn’t accept
Jesus while you
were still on
this earth; yet
I know that you
know that I have
now. I know you
see and are
proud of me. I
know you are
part of that
“great cloud of
witnesses”. I
miss you. I know
you will be the
one to greet me
at the gate, or
in the sky with
Jesus when He
comes with all
the saints to
collect the ones
remaining on the
earth. Thank you
for watching
over me and
interceding for
me.
I’m sorry for not loving you the way I should have. I’m sorry for not caring the way I should have. I’m sorry for not listening and respecting you at times. Please forgive me.
I am taking care
of Mom and I
promise you
right now I will
spend more time
with her. I’m
soon to be
retired and I
want so much for
you to see and
to respond to me
in that place in
my life. I will
use the increase
of time I will
be given to
spend with Mom,
to spend with
Jesus, to spend
in volunteer
service to Jesus
and to work on
my health and
wellness.
I forgive you
for spending so
much time and
energy with
other people and
not with us, me,
your family. I
know you did
that because you
felt rejected by
me, by us. I’m
sorry and ask
your forgiveness
for doing that
to you. Please
accept my
apology.