I Would Have Loved...

I would have loved to be able to say…

June 27^th, 2005

I love the way you wake me

To share that you love endlessly

I love the way you brush my curly hair

And reaffirm your honest care

I love the way we walk with the day

You know how to listen to what my heart does say

I love the way you ask sometimes

About my dreams through dark nighttimes

I love the way you follow Jesus closely

You act His love; I understand He could love me

I love the way you are gracious always

Peaceful youth I will remember all my days

I love the way I know you are sincere

Fighting through this battle alone I do not fear

I love the way you send me on

You convince me that you’ll never be gone

I love the way you tell me I am your perfect girl

So that I do not doubt myself in this evil world

I love the way you try to hold my hand

Though I no longer need your help to stand

I love the way I know that you ponder

How my heart endures while we are not together

I love the way you wait patiently

While I leave your presence but temporarily

I love the way I can easily trust you

Not having to rework each thing you do

I love the way your words always flow

And how their truth holds sure I know

I love the way you call just to say

You’re thinking of me and care that day

I love the way you always visit

To spend time with me because you miss it

I love that you will walk me down my aisle

Knowing my father’s love, allows me to truly smile

I love that your heart will never let me go

And as I go through life, your love for me will grow

I love the way you always provide

I can let you, my heart I do not need to hide

I love the way I know you will go

With me to Heaven where we will glow

I love the way I have always had you here

You have always been my daddy, and I have never had to fear.

To: The dad I never knew

Love,

Sarah Christine