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Dear God

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Dear God, well it's Fathers Day again, but I reckon you probably knew that already. I always get a little sad on this day God. Ya see, my Dad is up there with you now. If you don't mind God I'd like to tell you a story about the man I called Dad. Back when I came into this world of yours, it was to two kids who couldn't take care of themselves, much less a new baby. Well it wasn't too long till the pressure must have got to my mother. She cut out on us God. The man that was my father wasn't even twenty yet and he didn't have any idea about raising a kid. I began to spend more and more time with his mother and stepdad. It got to be that I was there so much that Papaw was my first word. I don't guess I can remember not living with Mamaw and Papaw when I was a kid. I was Papaw's little right hand man. If he was somewhere, you could bet I was close by. Everywhere from work to church I was hangin' off this man. I'm not sure when it first happened exactly, but sometime before I was outta diapers he figured that him and Mamaw should try to make this arrangement permanent. They started trying to find my mother and somehow God they located her up in Oklahoma. I'm not real sure what transpired or how they talked her into it, but she gave in and let Mamaw and Papaw adopt me. She went to Tulsa, where my uncle worked and signed the papers. That was the last time anybody in my family ever saw her Lord. Well anyhow, Papaw spent a thousand dollars and hired a lawyer. I'm not sure how long the process took God, but I remember when it was done, like it was yesterday. My aunt was watchin me while Mamaw and Papaw went somewhere. Well, they come home that day and we were all standing in the kitchen when Papaw said, "Eric, we adopted you today. Now you are ours". I remember feeling like the happiest little kid in the world. I looked up at them and said,"I'm not ever gonna call you Mamaw and Papaw anymore". I pointed at them god and I said,"now I'm gonna call you Mom and Dad". I can still remember my Mom startin' to cry. Right after I told them that I got a hug as big as Texas. Eventhough my folks had already raised four kids they jumped right back into being parents again. My Dad took me everywhere and did everything he could to show this kid all about the world and all about you God. There were some things he couldn't do to well though. Ya see God, not too long after he got home from WW2 he lost his leg in an oilfield accident. He tried not to let it slow him down, but I can see now he made sacrfices to make me happy. Sometimes God I thought he was too hard on me and sometimes I thought he wasn't too cool. Looking back now, I'm glad he was hard on me and he was plenty cool. If it wasn't for this man coming to my rescue God there's no telling where I would have ended up. Dad's been up there with you now for a little over seven years now and I sure do miss him. I'm sorry to bend your ear for so long God, but could I get ya to do me a favor please? I have a message I want you to pass along to him. Tell him I said, "I miss him and I love hime". Tell him," thankyou for steppin' up eventhough he didn't have to". And one more thing God, tell him I said,"HAPPY FATHERS DAY". Thanks God.
 

leanin' H

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That was as fine a piece of heartfelt writing as I have ever read! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Reminds me of Brad Paisley's song "He didnt have to be". I am a better man today thanks to you, BAR BAR 2! Happy Father's Day!
 
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