“God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” John 3:16
December 13, 2021 - Pam and I constantly tell our children that we love them. We call them in New York and Texas almost daily telling them this. My Mother expressed it often to her children with letters, phone calls and cards. But in all the years I knew my Dad, he never once told me he loved me. And if my reaction to that fact was like some people I know, I’d be whining to the world how mistreated I was as a child and how it had so affected my life.
But I’ll never whine about it. My Dad was one of the hardest working men I have ever known and his rough, hardworking hands were sufficient proof that he loved his wife and ten children. He “caught a ride” or hitch hiked to many of his jobs and bought his first auto (an old International pickup) when I was a senior in high school. Daddy passed away in 1984 and if I saw him again today, he wouldn’t have to say he loved me. I already know it.
His being raised without parents and in difficult circumstances made it hard for him to express himself. So I’m not disappointed with Daddy for not saying “I love you” because showing “I love you” is a thousand times better…
than just saying it.
