I wrote and posted this to Facebook 10 years ago. I didn’t know that almost 2 years after I wrote it that my dad would no longer be a physical part of my life. The lessons he taught, the love that he gave, and all the memories are held so dear. I am forever thankful that my Father was such a great part of my dad’s life and that he saw fit to share his faith and servant’s heart with me. There are still moments in my everyday life that I wish my dad was a part of, but knowing my Father is always there makes those parts more bearable. For those who are missing their dad’s extra this weekend, please know that I understand, I am praying for you, and our Father is always there to lean on during these difficult days and always.

Father’s Girl

I love my dad and he loves me. One could say I am a daddy’s girl. We talk every chance we get; most of the time we talk about food, how to fix it, how we got a great deal, and what delicious meal we just ate. He has taught me a lot. I remember working with him side by side at his shop. We made pies together. He taught me how to roll out a pie crust, how to use the fancy apple peeler/slicer, how many apples we needed, and how to toss them in their yummy sweet coating so that the pie would be just right. He taught me anything I wanted to know. He still teaches me. He is my go to person when I have a baking/ cooking question. He almost always has an answer for me.

Dads are great and being a daddy’s girl is wonderful, but being a Father’s girl is even more wonderful.

What does it mean to be a daddy’s girl?

Being a daddy’s girl means that you spend lots of time with him. Being a Father’s girl means that you spend lots of time with Him also. It means that you talk to Him every chance you get through prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17). It means we talk to our Father about everything, whether physical or spiritual. It means we thank Him for the delicious meal that we ate and told our dad about (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

When my dad taught me I did just as he said; when our Father teaches us we should do just as He says because that is how we show our love for Him (John 14:15).

Being a Father’s girl means that He should be our first go to person (Matthew 6:33, Mark 12:30) He should be the very first one we seek from dawning of day till set of sun; the One whom we seek all of our answers from.

My dad has always been there for me, whether physically or just a phone call away, but I do know that one day (hopefully many, many years from now) he won’t answer that phone anymore (Hebrews 9:27). But what he has taught me will always be on my heart. The absolute best thing about being a Father’s girl is that He “will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). If we love Him and follow His teachings and put Him first, we will forever be a Father’s girl.

By: Kristina Odom