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Julie
Letter!
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 8:08 am
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This is a really sweet letter. I think of my dad very similarly, especially about wanting to find a man to marry that is similar in personality and how he treats me. Lovely Letter!
Hannah
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 9:20 am
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This is funny he sounds like my dad!!!!!!!!!
Sarah A.
!
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 10:07 am
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That's so sweet it about made me cry!
kaylee
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 11:04 am
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omgosh this is so freakky!!!!!!!! i m so there right now!!!!!!!!!!!! when i was reading this i was thinking this is exactly the things i would say because my dad has been... a very true hero for me but i never tell m that! he's been a very strong shoulder that i can cry on because of the death of my mom even tho i know that he's still really hurting bad too! i know we disagree alotta times but he has always been there for me... he's like a human reflection of Jesus n my life n i praise God 4 that!!!! thank you dad truly!!!
Anna
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on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 12:29 pm
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chocolate
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 2:54 pm
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This year I'm going to tell my dad what he means to me. I love my dad a lot. I'm a shy person and it's hard for me to really express what I'm feeling...It feels embarressing!
Mandie
Beautiful
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 4:00 pm
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Wow, this is a beautiful letter; it has given me an idea of just what I am going to write to my dad. Thank you to whoever wrote this!
And thank you, Paula, for the wonderful idea of writing our dads a tribute!
<3
~Mandie
Heather S.
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 8:18 pm
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That's so sweet!! Your letter is beautiful<33
Just Hannah
Letter
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 9:20 pm
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Loved reading this letter...great job!
mona
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 9:33 pm
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how blessed you girls are to have such a dad. im sure he will counsel you well when the time comes to have a husband. my dad abandoned me. then i married someone who i thought would always be here for me. even though he lives in the same house as me, he doesnt cover me or protect me. i dont feel safe. i wish i had a dad like that.
Kelsey
Re:
on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 9:39 pm
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Aww that is really cute....I especially
Like the part about how when he tells you your pretty..I know for me having my dad say I am pretty means more to me than having anyone else say it... :D
Kaylee
I Can't Wait for Father's Day...
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 10:37 am
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Thank you guys for all your comments!
I'm glad my letter was able to bless some of you and I'm hoping that it will bless my dad even more.
I am so glad that I got the chance to share this glimpse of my dad.

God bless,
Kaylee
Hannah
@Kaylee
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 12:36 pm
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How did you get your letter to be published anyways? I know I missed it, but I would've loved to post a letter to my dad from me. What did you do to get your letter on here?
Tessa
A Blessing!
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 4:38 pm
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This is how things should be! Thank you, Jesus, for giving Kaylee the father that you did!
Sarah, with the LYWB team
@chocolate...
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 7:17 pm
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Sometimes it is indeed hard to express our feelings--especially those that are so deep and heartfelt! I trust you will listen to the promptings of your heart and tell your dad just how much you love him! Perhaps you might consider writing it out so that it won't be so embarrassing to say it to him. But either way, don't miss this opportunity! I'm praying for courage for you; I think it is so neat you want to tell him even though it is hard. Blessings to you, chocolate.
Sarah, with the LYWB team
@mona…
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 7:33 pm
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All of us as girls long to have someone to care, cover and protect us. We were created in that way. I’m sorry you have suffered because the men in your life have not lived up to their responsibilities. I pray the Heavenly Father will become so real to you, and you will know Him so intimately, that His love and grace will protect and cover your heart and life and home. “He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” (Isa. 30:18)

He can be your all in all, mona. “And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.” (Ps. 9:10) Look to Him; bask in His care and love for you! (Read Psalm 139 and pray like crazy until you can believe it and trust in it!)

Blessings to you! Praying for you!
Sammy
Re:
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 8:32 pm
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That's really cute. :) It makes me cry.. Uhm, I have a really quick question just wondering if you guys might be able to give me some imput.? My dad left two years ago and I feel completely abandoned like he doesn't care. I was just wondering if any of you have ever experienced this and if so, how did you cope with it? Thanks girls! :)
Christina
This Tribute
on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 9:22 pm
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This is sweet:)
Kaylee
@Hannah
on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 12:27 pm
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You wrote:
"What did you do to get your letter on here?"

When I wrote my tribute I posted it on the blog, and of the people who posted their tributes, mine was one of the three that were picked. You can take a look at the last blog in May if you want to read more about it.

Hope that made sense!
-Kaylee
Sarah, with the LYWB team
@Sammy...
on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 10:00 pm
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I can’t speak from experience to your post, Sammy. Although, it makes me very sad for you as Father’s Day approaches tomorrow. I am so sorry to hear your father left and you feel abandoned. I’m sure that hurts deeply.

But I do know truth that will bring you comfort and hope as you face the day. Listen to what Nancy DeMoss says about our Heavenly Father:

"If you have been wounded by a father—or another man you trusted—you may find it difficult to trust God. You may even be afraid of Him or angry with Him. You must believe me when I tell you that God is not like any man you have ever known. The wisest, kindest earthly father is but a pale reflection of our heavenly Father. The God of the Bible is infinitely more wonderful and pure and loving than even the most wonderful father. That is why it is so important that we not allow our view of God to be determined by other men, for at their very best they are flawed representations of God. … The God of the Bible is a compassionate, tender, merciful Father."

He is a Father you can trust, Sammy. He is a Father who desires your company. He is a Father who will NEVER leave you or abandon you. He is a Father that loves His children and pursues them when no one else would. I pray you will look to Him and find rest and peace in Him. (See http://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/gods-love-you/).

God bless you this day, sweet one. I am praying for you.
Mattea
Kaylee
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:57 am
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God has blessed you with an amazing father Kaylee( by the way I just named my puppy Kaylee:)
Hannah
@Kaylee
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 3:20 pm
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Okay, that makes a lot of sense! Thanks.(:
chocolate
@ Sarah
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm
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Thanks for the encouragement!
Although yesterday I didn't get my card to my dad, I'm going to give it to him tonight.
Aubrey
my daddy
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:32 pm
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I love my daddy, but he is not the kind of guy i want to marry... sorta the opposite. He has a very short temper and sometimes it feels like he doesnt love me, but without him pushing me, i wouldnt be the person i am today :) But its kinda sad i want the opposite personality in the man i want to marry... O well i still love you daddy!
Aubrey
@ Sammy
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:39 pm
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Aw, that made me tear up. I am so sorry but i know 'sorry' doesnt always help. I cant say from experience either but my mom has.

Her dad left his wife and 6 kids(well 5, one had died when he was 18, right around the time this happened) when she was in the hospital, very close to death for another woman from his work that was about the same age as my own mom....

Well it devastated everyone and my mom married my dad just to get out of the house. Because of her marrying my dad she found out what it really meant to be a Christian and she and my dad became saved :). And I WAS BORN plus my two older brother :P

But this is all i can say "God will never leave you or forsake you" like your earthly father. And God has a plan Jeremiah 29:11. If what happened to my mom and her dad she never wouldve been the woman/Christian she is today...

I hope that helped you Sammy :)
Sarah, with the LYWB team
@chocolate...
on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 10:49 pm
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Your response made me smile! I'm so proud of you. I prayed for you this evening: your dad must have loved getting a card today so unexpected! :-) I pray it went well! Love and blessings to you!
Rebecca
Dad
on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 5:50 pm
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This is a cool post! Sorry I haven't been on in months I'm sure very few if anyone here remembers me haha

umm my dad like took me in when I was 9 because my mom kicked me out. But honestly, he's the present but absent type of dad. We get along well enough most of the time, but he's just not really here. I mean, I don't mind that so much because my relationship with my stepdad was horrible so it's still better. I love my dad so much though and just think he's awesome.

I also have a boyfriend that treats me so well!! (guess I have a chance at not being an old maid afterall!! haha) <--also a reference to a really old reply I left here a while ago
Mae
(sigh)
on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 3:41 pm
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that's really cute :(
Kira
missing u
on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 4:27 pm
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on father's day i couldn't stop crying all day long... at church they asked us to write a letter to our dads, and i was trying to keep from crying, so i could barely write it... i haven't seen or talked to my dad for 3 1/2 years, and he lives 18 hours away. i am totally a daddy's girl, and i miss him so much. my mom, little brother and i moved away from co 8 years ago because my dad cheated on my mom. but i didn't know this. so for 5 years, he would come to visit my brother and me (my mom forgave him, so they weren't fighting all the time or anything) and things were good. it's not that we were rich. we were living in my grandparents house for a while, and then we moved to my other grandparents' attic, well, we just moved a lot. but i got to see my daddy. and then i went to see him for a couple of weeks my 6th grade summer. but i haven't seen him since. see, my dad is an english teacher, and my 7th grade year i learned that he got caught texting a girl who was 14. he didn't "do" anything, but having a relationship with minors when you're a teacher is still against the law, and he was fired, and then he went to jail for a while. see, my dad's not a bad man. he just made a mistake, and refused to repent or realize that he had made a mistake. my dad is a wonderful man. he would tell me how wonderful i am every time he would come to visit, and he would say i was his sunshine. anyways, my mom got remarried 3 years ago, to a guy named tim. tim is nice, but he gets angry a lot. and it's hard for my mom. and it's hard for me. and sometime i wonder what things would be like if my dad never made those mistakes. people keep telling me that i shouldn't love him anymore, and that i should be angry. and i was, but my love for my dad overrides anything. it never gets any easier, not seeing him, and i just wanted to tell people that if their dad and their mom are still together, don't take that for granted. if you are able to see your dad, don't take that for granted. tell your dad you love him every day, and even if you get annoyed with him sometimes, remember how hard it would be if you didn't have him. i'm just glad i have God's perfect love.
Carrie, with the LYWB team
@ Kira
on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 3:21 pm
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My heart breaks for the pain you and your family have walked through as a result of your Dad’s sin, Kira.
I’m sorry he has not yet chosen to humbly repent of his sin.

In the midst of such deep suffering, Jesus is clearly working in your life, sweet friend. His redemptive love is shining through you. Your love for your Dad is not an excuse or denial of His sin, it is simply an expression of Jesus love - a love that is, even now, seeking to draw your Dad to repentance that He might be right with God.

“The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9).”
Praying today that the Lord will give you all you need to keep loving and praying for your Dad to turn from His sin and to turn toward Jesus.
Haphida
Dad
on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 8:12 am
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Hey, I read the letter and the comments that followed, and i'm reminded of my dad. He left us for another woman when I was 3,4 yearz I dnt remember, and I havent seen hm since. I dnt remember how he looks like neither, and i dnt know if my mom has forgven him . Recently, we knew frm far relatives that he was admitted in the ICU for crucial stage diabetes, and I want to see him else if anythng happens, bt my mom doesnt want me to. Neither do my bro and sis... I just want to let hm know that I forgive him.
I wish I got to know what a dad is like, bt I didnt get the chance. I'm happy and fascinated to know that your dads are amazing and affection,
I'm glad I have a Heavenly Father, and I pray that the pers0n I marry wnt be afraid like my Dad was...