Happy Fathers Day to all those mighty awesome dad bods out there. I wish you the respect, affirmation and love that you so deserve today and everyday. You are an incredible man and Father and women need to thank you more for what you have to endure in marriage and in Fatherhood. Fatherhood ain’t no walk in the park and it often goes under appreciated, so when you look in the mirror today, tell yourself “Thank you for showing up everyday, you are a mighty man of God with a divine purpose to be an amazing Father and husband.” The greatest lesson I am still learning in marriage is to never let a single human being, no matter how close they are to you slander your husband. Always be for him and side with him and silence every other voice that misjudges and mislabels your husbands heart or your covenant relationship together. You are your husbands greatest cheerleader, continue to cheer him on when life gets tough or others jealously envy and especially when your own heart fights against him in opposition to his wise leadership. Don't give place or bow to strife or envy! Bless and do not curse the gift that God has given you.
As a family we have many ideas and projects on the brain and in store for our future, but we have been absolutely consumed with surviving our story that we haven’t been sharing our story. We have not shared any of our life updates to the social world in several years, and have been suffering mostly in the dark with few family members here and there holding us up in a season of crushing and totally falling apart. I’m sure many can relate on different levels after going through various trials in the pandemic since 2020. As our family continues to heal and recover I will begin to share details of a heath crisis that turned our whole family upside down. I not only want to write, I need to write for myself and for my family. I wish I had began writing in the good times, but just like in the hard times life doesn’t slow down unless you intentionally hit pause. So here’s to writing myself out of the dark times.
In honor of Fathers Day, I’d like to share this poem I actually wrote for Zac on my first mothers day. I have never gotten away from the deep truths in this poem that I recognized early on in our marriage about some rare qualities my husband possesses. I struggled like every new mom with the challenges of new motherhood, and Zac was and still is my rock. He is solid ground deeply grounded in his faith in Christ. Jesus is what empowers him to love me and others the way that he does. It’s been 7 years married , 5 years as parents together and 16 years of knowing and growing up with him. I could literally fill several books about him and have been working on a book about our love story for years that I swear I will finish one of these days. He is a man worth celebrating everyday. I hope this inspires you to go out and celebrate and honor your man. A real man will strengthen you as a woman, and every good queen will create a king; likewise every good king creates a mighty queen. Thank you Zac, I celebrate you!
Fatherhood ignites Motherhood
Baby, I wouldn’t be a mother without you
And if I was
I wouldn’t be a good one
Nobody really knows you like I do
They don’t see every angle of you
I believe in a general sense,
People see you
They see your compassion
They feel your kindness
But because of your heart
Some people see right through you
Yodea, I see you
I could never see right though you
You’ve got too many layers
You’re not empty, you’re not glass
Your heart is filled
Your creativity is vast
God will cause the first to be last
And the last to be first
You are His omega
People may have overlooked you
But you have always been in the sight of God
He has watched you closely
You are particularly important to Him
People don’t know that you’ve lived
Your whole life sitting in the last seat
Eating the last piece
Genuinely putting others first
Its not a show to you, it’s a lifestyle
It’s your first thought to put others before you
And because of this you are favored
You will be cared for all the days of your life
You are His Omega
You’re the kind of man
That makes a woman want to be a great mother
You’re the kind of person that takes someone’s insecurity
and turns it into confidence
Your actions change the way people think about themselves
You’re a gift
It’s funny how a good man can make you more a woman
And a good Father
Can help you be a better mother
Fatherhood ignites motherhood
Together they can rule a kingdom with wisdom
I know that no one has ever referred to you as alpha male
But because you have been His Omega
He has made you His Alpha
SO walk in what He calls you
You are not forgotten
You remember the forgotten.
You are not weak
You strengthen those who are weak
You are not ugly
you cause people to see their own beauty
You are not just an idea man
You are a creator
You are not just a dad
You are a Father to the fatherless
You are not last
But you will never overlook the man in last place
You are not just a dreamer
You cause dreamers to wake up and believe
In my eyes you’re a castle on a hill
A lighthouse to those lost at sea
Through your tenderness
You’re as masculine as they come
You’re a pillar
A high beam
With a strength many can’t see
But baby I see it crystal clear
Your love is what the world needs
And because the brightness of your light
You cannot be hidden
You have what the world needs
So be that man that I see.
Happy Father’s Day to you
As you can see I have everything I need
You have blessed my life and our children’s lives
And brought out the best parts of me
I love you baby and I’m so proud to call you the Father of my children
I respect you deeply and look up to your strength courage and tender heart
Love you down to the depths of the sea and up to the strawberry moon and back
-wifey for lifey-
