Fathers and Daughters
You may have heard that the value of a father's relationship with his daughter is immeasurable.
...that she sees more clearly into many critical areas of life through this relationship.
...that she will find innumerable treasures of love within her fathers care.
...that a daughter will be secure in his strong presence.
Well, all these things and more are true. Dad, you have an awesome responsibility and an awesome priviledge to offer your powerful life of love to the ladies around you. As you love your wife well, your relationship with her will spill over into your daughter's heart, keeping her inspired and secure in your home. She needs you now and forever - more now, and less forever - but she will always need you.
A while back on Father's Day, my Ladies gifted me with a wonderful book, please enjoy some of it ~
A Daughter Needs A Dad
to give her refuge in a home secured with faith
to teach her the importance of being a lady
to teach her that her value as a person is more than the way she looks
to protect her from scary nighttime creatures
to answer the questions that keep her awake at night
to make the complex simple and the painful bearable
to protect her from thunder and lightning
to teach her what it means to always be there
to protect her when she is not wise enough to protect herself
to help her take risks that will build her confidence
to teach her to recognize truth and reward it
to teach her to recognize sincerity and encourage it
to teach her about fairness
to teach her to stand up for herself
to teach her that men and women can be good friends
to teach her that a joyful heart is filled with peace rather than deceit
to show her that true love is unconditional
to teach her that forgiving is a natural thing to do
to teach her that she can forgive more than once
to teach her the difference between being firm and being stubborn
to teach her that respect is to be earned, as he has earned hers
to teach her that family is more important than work
to prepare her to perservere through hardship
to calm her when she is stressed by her challenges
to give her a strong, willful character
to teach her how things work
to fix her favorite things
to show her how to fix things for herself
to teach her the joy of serving others
who teaches her she is important by stopping what he is doing to watch her
to tell her all she needs to know about boys
to show her that all boys are not like the one who hurt her
to teach her how to recognize a gentleman
to stand with her on the day she marries the man she hopes will be just like her father
to teach her that her role in a family is greater than the work she does
to teach her to spend responsibly, save for a rainy day, and give with a generous heart
so she learns that men can be trustworthy
because without him she will have less in her life than she deserves
From Why A Daughter Needs A Dad: 100 Reasons, by Gregory Lang, 2002
