A Letter to Daddy

 Daddy,
Could you have ever imagined
This site I saw on the farm you bought and poured out your life to make a living
For your wife and children for so many years?

I saw a celebration, Daddy,
On your farm today...
A wedding celebration of your granddaughter.
Your son walked her down the aisle of your yard that over-looked the creek
And gave her away to her beloved.

There were 200 some people on your farm celebrating this glorious event
And they all left rejoicing, blessed, and refreshed
With the beauty, the serenity of the farm, and the joy of the celebration.

Yes, Daddy,
I remember when I would lay on the grass with you at twilight and you would look up at the sky
Predict the weather and plan when you would do your mowing, raking, and baling...
I know you laid there and dreamed...
You so wanted your farm to stay in the family...and it has.
But today I witnessed something that I believe was beyond your wildest dreams...

I witnessed a celebration that was a touch of heaven,
And many were there to experience and be touched
With the goodness and extravagance of your God!

Yes Daddy,
You did not know in the mundane chores, moments of extreme fatigue,
And the routine of your faithfulness as you provided for us...
That you were building blocks of a foundation that would lead to this day that I witnessed today...
You endured in the tiredness, the crunch, the storms of trouble...
Faithfully, you continued on...
Believing in your good God,
Believing He was able to Help,
Believing you were called to be where you were,
Believing that you served a big God!

 As I walked around your property and observed the joy that was resounding from so many...
I was thinking about you, Daddy.
I was pondering the fact that you were also viewing this event through the portals of heaven,
Observing and rejoicing in your God,
Who exceeded your wildest imaginations with His goodness and faithfulness!

Precious friend, if you happen to come upon this letter to my Dad,
Be encouraged
That in the simpleness, the mundane of every day life...
When you endure with joy, knowing that all things have purpose...
You are building a foundation.
A foundation of a dream that will exceed your wildest imagination some day...
Because we have a good, good Father, who loves to give His children good, good gifts!

That is what He is doing for me!
When I saw this picture taken by my daughter,
I saw the little girl standing there
Observing the same familiar childhood horizon,
And I realized that God's goodness was so much better than I had dreamed as a child,
That God's love and His blessings, gifts and rewards
Have already exceeded my wildest dreams...

Yes, it is our God who does it...
He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we may ask or think!