17 June 2005 Devotion for Today “Father’s Day Gift” Psalms 127:3-5
My daughter Jinger turns twelve this week- an adorable, raven-haired beauty whose zest for life suits the name that we gave her. When we brought her home on Father’s Day she completed our family circle. I remember bringing her brothers into the hospital room to visit Robin and Jinger for the very first time. I said to the tow-headed tots, “You boys now have a baby sister, what about that?” They looked at one another, their thumbs in their mouths, and then John, the oldest at age four said, “What’s a sister?” I did not know how to reply to his thought-provoking question, but somehow I knew that in time he and his brother would surely find out. They did a remarkable job of making room in their house and in their lives for baby Jinger. All my children are considered teenagers, now. I can scarcely fathom the idea. As our oldest receives his driver’s license in a few weeks, our middle child, Jared, shares his love for the outdoors. But Jinger will always our “baby.” What frightens me more is the thought that in a few short years all of our children will be gone from the nest. In the meantime, Robin and I are going to do all we can to continue enjoying our children as we enter a new phase of parenting. But I know one thing, as I reflect on Father’s Day I could not be more blessed to be one.
Scripture says in the Psalms:
3Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one's youth.
5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
(Psalms 127:3-5)
Have a blessed day!
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