tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post3587185708615878255..comments2023-10-04T18:01:43.464-05:00Comments on Dads Teach the Bible: Valentine's AgainMike Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-75593160088419839912015-02-14T19:48:17.901-06:002015-02-14T19:48:17.901-06:00Yeah I am praying for you...Yeah I am praying for you...Mike Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-52782892997447746362015-02-14T11:36:53.669-06:002015-02-14T11:36:53.669-06:00This is the first of many firsts in the first year...This is the first of many firsts in the first year after my beloved wife soared into the arms of her Lord January 11. "They" say the first year is the worst, containing so many significant dates and shared experiences without the one on earth who has meant the most to me for 45 years. I did my best to remember my four daughters and three granddaughters who each in a unique and wonderful way reflect the character and investment of their mother/grandmother. And I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to do even something little to assure them again of my love and appreciation for them.<br /> But I want to give HER something; to hold HER in my arms and tell HER again and again how much I love HER, how much I appreciate HER and thank God for the breathtaking beauty of both HER spirit and body, of how SHE reflects Jesus to me, how SHE has unselfishly and faithfully served her beloved Lord and me and our children.... I want to take her somewhere special, or nowhere - just to be with HER.... I just want to be WITH her; that's my great loss.<br /><br />But it teaches me about my great Lover, the divine Lover of my soul. That's why He created me to begin with (Gen,1:26-28 and 2:20b-25 with 3:8), to be with me, to share the glorious world He had created. The great tragedy of our rebellion against the God who would walk with us in His garden is that we have been expelled from it, and no longer enjoy that level of intimacy - either with Him, or with our mate. What a loss!<br /> What an inestimable wonder that now in Jesus, because of what He did, the relationship is restored; He is indeed with me. But I as a child is reported to have replied when assured of Jesus with her, "Yes, but I want someone with skin on!"<br /> Me, too.<br />chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631165961382647198noreply@blogger.com