I recently heard an interview on Kevin Swanson’s radio program with Greg Vaughan of Letters from Dad. The program encouraged fathers to begin writing letters to their families as a living memorial of our love for them, as well as a record of God’s faithfulness to our families.
So I wrote the following letter to my family and read it to them before dinner this evening. It isn’t overly thoughtful or profound, but I hope that it is something that over time becomes a meaningful part of our family life.
For my family,
On the occasion of the 37th anniversary of my birth, I want to take a moment to contemplate the blessings of my life and hope you’ll find encouragement in their telling.
I am blessed to have a wife who is so gifted and chooses to honor God by being obedient and investing those gifts for the betterment of our home.
I am blessed to have children who find such companionship in each other–who lovingly call each other friends.
I am blessed to have a home that is a refuge of love and peace from the world around us.
I am blessed to have a family-line of Godliness–by His grace, a multi-generational work for His glory and to His end.
I am blessed to have a heavenly Father who has chosen to reveal Himself to me–through His Son and His word.
And I am blessed to have this day to remember my blessings and mark another year of God’s provision and care.
May God work His perfect plan through us in this coming year so that we will not only receive His blessings but also freely share those blessings with others.
- Your husband and father
February 21, 2008
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