When I was in grade school my father and I never got along. Sometimes he tended to take things too far and both of our hot heads and strong wills caused many hurt feeling between us.
Since those days I have never heard the words "I love you" from my dad. This was something I needed to hear more than ever in high school. The words never came, and somehow I could never find the courage, or whatever, to ask him myself; that is, if he still loved me.
Seven months ago I got married to the most wonderful man. Minutes before the wedding my dad found me and asked everyone in the room to leave so he could talk to his daughter alone. My heart jumped. The moment I had waited for all my life was here, the frightful "Daddy/Daughter" talk.
My dad dropped to his knees and started crying! I have never in all of my life seen him in tears. He poured out his heart in what seemed like an eternity. He told me about all the things he wished he could have told me, done with me, seen me do that he missed and how sorry he was. Then he stood up, placed his hands on the side of my face and said, "I know I haven't been the best daddy. I've tried to provide everything I could for you and your brothers and something got lost. Us! I love you, and don't ever forget wherever you are and whatever you are doing, you'll always be daddy's little girl."
Then he grabbed my hand and we walked down the aisle to the rest of my life!
Say It Now
If you have a tender message,
Or a loving word to say,
Don't wait 'til you forget it,
But whisper it today!
The tender words unspoken,
The letter never sent,
The long-forgotten messages,
The wealth of love unspent...
For these some hearts are breaking,
For these some loved ones wait,
Then give them what they're needing,
Before it is too late!
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