{"id":1805,"date":"2013-11-10T10:46:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T15:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2020-11-27T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T21:23:29","slug":"blessing-your-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/10\/blessing-your-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing Your Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

I come from a southern family: 5 generations of my mother’s side were born and raised in Atlanta. Can you say “Daaawlin?” My poor dad didn’t stand a change living anywhere else. According to my maternal grandmother, his loyalties were already in question -having been born in the state of Virginia.<\/p>\n

My father’s sale’ job was in New York and my mom<\/em>\u00a0was not going to raise her 4 girls above the Mason Dixon Line<\/em>… so he commuted. Flying out every Monday morning, he worked all week up north<\/em>\u00a0and flew back on Friday. A mechanical-engineering, car-fanatic, he became more and more lost in our female-only,\u00a0estrogen-dominated household. Once home, we usually saw his feet sticking out from beneath one of his many cars!<\/p>\n

He was an excellent provider, however sharing feelings was never a strong point.\u00a0I remember him occasionally taking me on dates and trying hard to relate. We all knew he loved us, because mom told us repeatedly<\/em>… and he wrote it on cards. But every child longs to hear 1st hand.<\/p>\n

At 81 my father’s dementia causes him to brake social and verbal reserves. He repeats phrases like,\u00a0“Thank you for helping me,”<\/em> and “I appreciate you coming,”<\/em> and “I’m so glad you’re here”<\/em>\u00a0and “I love you.” He says them over and over and I never tire of hearing.<\/p>\n

I wonder if he always thought these, but just didn’t say them. They are a gift in the midst of this decline. God\u00a0knew<\/em> I needed to hear these specific words of blessing and have them repeated over and over \ud83d\ude42 Thankful<\/p>\n

ForGlorySake!<\/strong> -Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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