Military Father

     I was at a luncheon the other day and we were talking about our dads.  How they should be more active in our lives and how we should get closer to them.  I thought this was a wonderful idea, and still think it is.  Except I have one little problem.  My father is in the military and is leaving for Kuwait in 2 months.  So just getting closer to him would be more painful and harder to let him go.     I am already close to my dad, and it is already hard to think of losing him.  So the thought that I can't get closer to my dad seemed very painful.  I do not want my father to go to Kuwait but I know that he has to.  It is comforting to know that he will be doing what he loves.  But it is still hard.  I know that I need to accept and move on.  And I am, because I have the greatest umbrella in the world. 
     And that umbrella is God.  When  I feel upset or depressed I start thinking of the blessings He has given me.  I know that this year is going to be a tough one.  But I also know that I won't be alone through this year.  I will always have my friends by my side.  I will have my mother and my siblings.  But the one who I am trusting the most to be with me through this time is God.  Because I know He will never leave me or forsake me.  (Hebrews 13:5)  And when I start getting upset I know He is right next to me.  Never letting me go.  So when the time comes, and my father leaves my life for a time, I will have my umbrella to help me over come this storm.
     Written by, Jamm'n'Jelly