Elizabeth has been gone since Tuesday. I am not baby sitting that is not what dads responsibilities are... I am on Daddy Duty. I have had the usual daycare help and been over to a few friends and family's home but I have bee the primary care giver this week. Here ae a couple videos...
Good Morning from tory farina on Vimeo.
Salmon For Dinner from tory farina on Vimeo.
If you listen God speaks in everyday normal life and here are a few thoughts from being alone with Olivia.
- Single Parents deserve an reward!-I know people do it all over the world all the time but seriously raising a child alone is hard. Harder than I ever imagined it would or could be. You are the sole place to get attention, care, love, support, encouragement, vocal lessons, food, cleaning, changing, security and praise.
- She can not repay me for my service to her. I want her to love me and give me a kiss and not run away when i call her but that is about it. I serve her for the joy of serving her. I submit to her time line and needs and forgo what I want to do when I am with her so that she can have what she needs. She doesn't run me and I can always trump her wants with what is best for her but if she is thirsty I stop doing what I was doing and supply her need. That seems familiar to me.
- God gives us what we need and we are incapable of repayment- He simply desire our love, a kiss once and a while, and for us to go to him when life hurts. Often we feel like we should be ok and not need God but he is like a parent of a 1 and a half year old. We, yes, are that one and a half year old. We hurt ourselves and others, make mistakes, have poor judgment, are learning how to walk and talk and live in this dangerous world and He is the expert. He knows the answer to our questions, sees the fallacy in our wisdom and through it all... He drops what he is doing so he can meet our needs. WOW! Thank you God for being on Daddy Duty and being are "Abba Father."
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