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When you take a good look around, it’s not hard to find God in everyday life. Where I find God #7
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Here’s one I wrote 2 years ago but I think it’s fitting for a Father’s Day Edition of Where I find God. Hope you enjoy.
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My daughter is 11 years old. Hurling towards teenagerdom at a startling rate.
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I’m not really all that cool with that.
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You always hear the saying, “They grow up so fast” and I guess the reason that you always hear it is because it’s true. The thought of having a teenage daughter freaks me out on so many levels. One of the levels is that Daddy to a teenager isn’t the same as Daddy to an elementary school girl. From early on, Daddy is a hero to a little girl. Daddy can do no wrong. Daddy doesn’t embarass her in front of her friends. Daddy is still cool etc…….. but then things change don’t they? Daddy becomes Dad.
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I don’t want things to change.
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Yesterday I had an errand to run and my daughter decided to come along. We took a detour and went by Sam’s Club. I didn’t really need to go there I just thought we’d grab some lunch – FREE SAMPLES SATURDAY. We started out with an appetizer of Teriyaki Beef Jerky, which was spectacular! Then on to the main course – chicken on a toothpick, BBQ meatball on a toothpick, Lemon pepper fish in a tiny little cup which we ate with a tiny little spoon. We tried to get a tiny quesadilla triangle but unfortunately they ran out. We did however finish off our dining experience with a dixie cup full of margarita – virgin of course.
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We had a really good time, just the two of us. And then something really cool happened. As we left Sam’s my 11 year old daughter, the one hurling towards teenagerdom, grabbed hold of my hand and held it as we walked to the car.
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I guess I’m still Daddy, at least today I was, and that, I’m pretty cool with.
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God’s timing, as it always is, was perfect.
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Like I mentioned, I wrote the above 2 years ago. My daughter is now 13 so I asked her this morning if she still thinks I’m cool. Her response, “Yeah…… you’re definitely not as dorky as some of the other dads out there.” Yep. Looks like I still got it!
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Happy Father’s Day!
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So where do YOU find God?
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I invite you to send me your pictures, videos, links etc… with or without a short post of where you find God. Just e-mail me at me@unlikelychristian.com and I will post it. Who knows, it just might be your story, pic etc… that helps somebody else find God.
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