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Teaching Our Children To See Goodness and to Love

February 16, 2017 by Hannah Stevenson Leave a Comment

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Teaching Our Children To Give and Receive Love - Divine Worth
In a world full of half-truths about what it means to be successful and happy; It’s natural to want our children to be equipped with a deep knowledge that they have value and that they are loved. We want them to be kind and to see the needs of others.  To be helpers.  I think back on my own upbringing and realize that this was an outlook my parents tried to give me every day in a way that I am just now discovering.  There is one memory in particular that sticks out in my mind:

Finding A Way To Communicate That They Are Never Alone

When I was a teenager, I, like probably many of you, knew I had all of the answers. I also knew that my parents (especially my Dad) did not. One night a heated conversation turned into an argument. I went to bed feeling completely misunderstood, tears rolling down my face. Of course, now, I don’t remember what the argument was about but, I will never forget what happened the next morning.

As I was dressing for the day, I found a note in my dresser.  Looking at the handwriting, I knew immediately it was from my Dad.  I opened it and read:

“Dear Hannah, I am sorry for the way I treated you tonight. I love you.  Even though it is impossible for me to comprehend; I hope you remember that your Father in Heaven loves you even more than I do.”

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My Paradigm Shift

It went on, but those are the words I have never forgotten: “Remember your Father in Heaven loves you even more than I do”.  Even in the throws of adolescence, I knew my Dad loved me with his whole heart and soul; but, to think that my Heavenly Father loved me even more, changed the way I viewed my relationship with God.

More than twenty years have passed.  Life has been full of both happiness and pain. But, I hold on tight to the knowledge that I have a Father in Heaven that loves me unconditionally and is completely accessible anytime, anyplace.

Teaching Our Children To Give and Receive Love - Divine Worth
I can honestly say that that knowledge is one of the greatest gifts my Dad has given to me. It taught me how to love and be loved. And because I have been taught to look, I can see confirmation of His love everywhere around me.

It’s a principle I try to share with my kids in those quiet moments when love is palpable. I want them to know that even when I am not accessible, or when I don’t have the answers, there is Someone who is and who does.  Someone who loves them even more (hard to imagine) than me. They have a powerful, loving, always available, Father in Heaven.

P.S. You do too!

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