My Daddy loves me.

I feel so safe when I’m in His arms. He protects me from so many things that could happen to me. I have to trust that He will take care of me, because ultimately, I can’t really take care of myself.

He hasn’t failed me yet.

My Daddy says that I look just like Him because I was made from Him. My very being was created from His very being. We are intimately connected to each other.

He tells me that I am beautiful, and that I’m incredible, and that I am unique.

I don’t understand why my Daddy leaves me alone sometimes, but whenever I start to cry, He shows up right away. It’s almost like He’s just outside the door, ready to come and calm me down.

Daddy loves to hold me.

Whenever I get myself into trouble, He flips me right-side up. Sometimes my blanket goes over my face, but my Daddy moves it so I can see again. I make lots of messes…Daddy doesn’t get mad though.

He even thinks it’s funny when I make mistakes.

Daddy wouldn’t ever do anything to hurt me. When something bad happens to me, He is even more upset than I am. Somehow, Daddy even turns the bad stuff into good stuff.

I think He might be some sort of magician or something.

My Daddy likes to sing songs to me, and He says He knows exactly how much hair I have. I like to hold His hand, but I’m really little, so I can’t grab it all at once. I’m not very strong either, so He holds mine.

Daddy is able to hold me in the palm of His hand.

We go lots of places together and I would be so scared by myself, but Daddy is with me so I know I have nothing to worry about. I don’t even have to be afraid of the dark.

My Daddy always turns the lights on when I need them.

Lots of people like to hold me, but my Daddy is jealous for me. He’s willing to share me though. Daddy loves it when I choose to be with Him. He says He doesn’t ever want to force me to love Him.

I don’t think He would ever need to.

If I were to ever get lost, I know that my Daddy would stop at nothing to find me. Even though He doesn’t want me to get hurt, He’s willing to let me go and explore things on my own.

Daddy has so many dreams and desires for my life.

I don’t quite understand it, but Daddy is ready to take the responsibility for the things I do wrong. He’s counting on sacrificing Himself so that I can experience everything He has for me.

My Daddy loves me.

Of course when I say “Daddy”, I mean God, and when I say “me”, I mean us.

* The new album from Jars of Clay – The Long Fall Back to Earth // This song is called Closer. I like it.

* Driving on the highway with all the windows down, including the very back one on my 4Runner.

* Going to the park and having picnics.

* Playing Golf even though I score around 100.

* Having my wife home from work during her maternity leave. About 8 more weeks!

* Sitting on my porch with Ava Beans eating Rocket Pops.

* Cutting the grass and completely zoning out.

* Going to the gym early in the morning and watching 45 minute chunks of movies on my iPhone.

* Watching DEXTER, our favorite serial-killer show late at night with Allison.

And I know I’ll probably be getting “What would Jesus do?” emails over this one, but…

* Building a cigar collection, learning about wrappers, binders, fillers, and humidors, and of course taking part in identifying and smoking good cigars.

What are 5 things that you have been enjoying lately? And if you can’t think of some…maybe you should find some new things to do. – By leaving a comment, you’ll be eligible to win a copy of the CD I mentioned at the top of this post. I’ll randomly choose someone tomorrow!