Once after my dad had died, my brother Thomas came to see me and I gave him some tube socks that Dad had left in my house. He held them for a minute and then said, "Cool, my inheritance." I laughed out loud at how ridiculous it was to view a pair of old man's tube socks as an inheritance, but he was right. Dad didn't leave us with an inheritance, but honestly we weren't expecting anything either.
People make mistakes every day and some times the effects are minor. There are times, however, when the consequences of bad decisions reach deep into the lives of those we love and are lived out in the years to come.
All father's make mistakes, so let us establish a new legacy for our lives and our families by making the good decision to forgive. Make the decision to let go of those things you are holding on to, because in the end, it just boils down to love.
I am who I am today because of those mistakes made by my father, BUT I am who I am because of the choices he made that were right. Either way my inheritance is priceless and it resides in my DNA, my heart and my soul.
I am who I am and I love my Dad.
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Cathern, that's deep and profoundly true. Forgiveness is truly the essence of a life filled with love and purpose. You are not really the person you are because of your father's right and wrong choices. You are who you are because of your Heavenly Father's love and compassion for you. He is LOVE and has enabled you to grasp it's meaning. We all have suffered great loss and disappointment from relationships including our parents. As you said, people make mistakes, but kudos to you for having the insight and capacity to "establish a new legacy for your life and your family." What a gift.
BT Hanna, God Bless You for fathering beautiful children and God Bless your beautiful children. I'm not quite sure you realized how precious each of them really were/are, but we forgive you. Now I see where the vanity gene comes from. Pump it up!!
Cathern: The silence from this blogspot is deafening!!!!
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