I saw a daddy kiss his daughter’s cheek today and hug her. It was so sweet..it brought tears to my eyes. I saw him going the 2nd mile for his daughter to get her a new phone to replace her broken one. When she found out he was going to buy her a new phone…(and a much nicer one than she ever owned) they FIST BUMPED. I teared up again.

In that moment I visually saw what my heart so aches to feel again. I will again someday for all of eternity. Yet, today…the reality of my daddy not being here was so strong as I sat there watching the beautiful interaction of daddy & daughter. How I miss my daddy.

My heart went to a deep place. It’s called the place of “The Great Missing.” It’s a place where love abounds & is reserved for my daddy but has no place to go or any place to land or be transferred to on this side of heaven. It’s a well of grief which is really a well of love. Jesus sits here with me and He comforts me. The nearer I am to Jesus the nearer I feel to my daddy.

I told the girls standing there how blessed they were to have a wonderful daddy like theirs. ( Interestingly, their daddy was Italian, too.) I shared about my daddy..so they knew where my heart was coming from. I couldn’t help but share with them in that moment how happy I was for them & blessed that they still had their daddy. Amazing how much one visual releases so much emotion. It was more sweet than anything triggering the release of even more of my daddy love.

Everyday I look around and I see what I miss so greatly. This GREAT MISSING is a companion that keeps my love for my daddy living with me everyday. It keeps me grateful as I look around realizing all the beautiful gifts my daddy gave to me. He gave very nice gifts but the deep meaning behind the gifts is what makes them so special to my heart. It was always gifted because of his great LOVE for me! He wanted me to feel as much JOY receiving his gift as he felt giving the gift to me! I learned the enjoyment of GIFT GIVING and the gratitude of GIFT RECEIVING from my daddy. My favorite gift to give is LOVE and I think that was his favorite gift to receive/ give, too.

Just like that young girl, he would have been beside me and would have invited me out for coffee or brunch just so we could have some extra time together. Today, was one of those days I would have loved to have been on the recipient end of my daddy’s hug, kiss and fist bump just like that young girl. She didn’t know how much their love was touching my heart. I could see myself in her shoes not so long ago being the recipient of my daddy’s affection and some of the most amazing treasures he’d give to me. I loved all of his gifts yet the one gift all of those treasures were born from was his love! That’s what makes his gifts so special then and now. Love was the greatest gift and everything he gave to me flowed from his love for me.

Every time a memory gift of my daddy comes it always comes in love! Today, I was blessed to open my heart’s treasure box once again and say thank you once again for all of the love treasures my daddy gave to me. I count them one by one and feel deep gratitude for everyone of them! My heavenly DaddyGod is the Giver of good gifts! My heart is full of good gifts given from my DaddyGod and my daddy. I am blessed by their LOVE for me and the beautiful reminders of their love that I see and experience.

Heart2Heart in His Love,

Momo Smiley

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