Sorry if there are mothers who may have looked on here during the week during Mother’s Day. My mom actually had a nice time last month! It was her and a woman who is like a mother figure that both spent time at our house (and there were a few pleasant surprises for them!).

Again I am sorry if there were any mothers who were looking on here during the Mother’s Day week. Maybe I will do something special for mothers by God’s will if the Lord doesn’t return (if he “tarries”).

A parent’s love can be amazing. Whether you were raised by mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, or even grandparents. Anything else, a person who is a guardian but also a person who either is family or becomes family is always there to help make a huge impact on that child’s life.

For me most of my years it was my dad. I loved my dad so much when I was little. I always was running to him after he came home from work. I remember still (the memory just came to me) and I felt like my dad was gone forever. But when I heard the jingle of the keys, I got ready to get to the front door! When he stepped in I ran right to him and gave him a big hug.

“I missed you so much!” I could smell the cold air on his clothes.

He appreciated how much I showed love towards him.

Anyone ever watch Animaniacs? It was a program originally from the nineties that I saw not thinking much about (Note: The show is a classic! I have no idea what the “reboot” is like. I hope it’s not a “let’s make it so it makes $$$” and not have the heart. I don’t know!) but watched it like it was just an everyday thing.

Well one time I watched it and saw “Wacko,” one of the three siblings that lived in a watchtower (Don’t ask, I don’t understand that part either! hahaha) jump onto a character’s lap that wasn’t his dad but they treated him like he was one.

Then Wacko says: “Can I call you Daddoo…?”

I never forgot that as a kid. So as a loving nickname I called my dad “Daddoo!”.

It’s an inside joke with my family: It’s on any card that is to him in every birthday (or Father’s Day) and here and there I will call him that in a loving gesture.

Did you know there is a way to love our heavenly father?

There is a way to Him and all He wants is for us to want to have an intimate relationship with Him.

In the Bible there is a sweet word to describe that Father. “Abba.”

What does it mean? Is it some band from the 70’s and 80’s?

It’s more than that. “Abba.” Means something like “Daddy!”

As innocent as I was when I called my dad Daddoo God in a way wants us to have an “intimate” relationship with our father, Him!

By intimacy I don’t mean at all physical. Know that I urge with all my heart..!

But with this different intimacy God can do that, where He is our “Good Shepherd” through His Son which can impact our lives. He can help guide us and direct the right way to go so that we not only will live for Him but help guide others and impact other lives!

God can do wonderful things in your life including restoring or starting a relationship with Him!

I can think of times my “earthly” father impacted my life.

One example I will never forget! And ones who are close to me, you’re going to like this.

There was a time when my attitude was in the wrong place. I don’t mean kinda, it really was terrible!

But there was a small instance that became like a huge u-turn in my life where my dad’s attitude got me thinking.

My dad was talking about a famous and popular writer. He had made at least two big books that one became a big film (it also stirred a lot of controversy and got a lot of people thinking!). It was trashed by Christians hopign people didn’t “give in ” to the falsities promoted within the story.

Anyway I was hearing what my dad had said after he read an interview with the author. He believed that maybe the writer was on his way to starting to believe.

But I had none of that! I said automatically as if in judgement. “I don’t like that guy.”

“Yeah but…”

“I don’t like that writer.”

Then out of the blue he said basically it is good to think in a more positive manner towards others. He said flat out I think towards my heart at the time.

“Some people do things in hate but it is good to do things in love.”

That convicted my heart that day!

Though there were times years after that I still struggled with parts of my old self that I thought were too comfortable to let go, I still held that conviction at least.

To live basically for and in love.

(It’s why, my closest friends, my brothers, I was smiling at you like that. I’d give one extra smile because I realized that I still loved you guys!)

Sorry, happy cry moment…

A father’s love is great. Or a parent’s love. Please be kind to the ones who take care of you.

Better yet be kind and talk to and have an open chat with people you think care about you and care for you in Jesus as well!

No one that you know? Sadly that might happen. Not everyone who follows the Lord will be there but know at least there is someone who does care and those are people and God!

If you never had a real father God’s word says He is “A Father to the Fatherless” (Psalm 68:5). A church can be like a family too. If it’s a real church they will care for you in a way you never thought you would imagine!

Maybe you need that today. A love like the one the Father gave.

That is in Jesus! He loved the world (you and me and everyone else) that He gave His son to die for our sin on the cross that we would not perish in hell but have everlasting life!

That is hopefully the entirety of John 3:16. May you be blessed and respect your relatives and also look for a place you might one day belong. Which is a part of God’s Will. I hope you one day will feel love toward the Abba Father. That is the Holy Spirit in you!

Celebrate the coming day with people you care about.

And dad if you’re reading this:

I love you Daddoo. And Happy Daddoo, err… Happy “Father’s” Day!