Daddy's Protection

God brings about those divine moments with our children, when He is ready to introduce a valuable lesson in His gentle way. I am so thankful when I can look back and see that I took advantage of such moments! Last night was one of them.

During the day, yesterday, my girls were eagerly helping me get the boys ready for an out of town trip with their daddy. He was taking three of the boys to a combine derby. My oldest made cookie bars for them, while my 7 year old helped pack what they needed to take along. The girls wanted to stay home with me, but were very excited for such an adventure for their brothers.

We flooded our favorite men with our kisses and sent then off around 5 o’clock. When we were walking back towards the house, there was an incredible lonliness felt by us all! I was trying to think of something fun to fill our own evening and suggested we go to the swimming hole. I didn’t have to ask twice! The girls ran downstairs to change and helped me get the babies ready to go. In less than a half hour we were packed up ourselves, heading to the swimming hole to play.

I felt something strange in my spirit upon arriving, though. I tried to ignore it, but wasn’t having much luck. The girls were having fun, but seemed real jumpy about things. After about ten minutes, my oldest daughter (almost 14) said, “Mama, maybe we shouldn’t be here without daddy.” I immediately suggested we go head on home.

The Lord pricked my spirit and I realized my girls had learned a valuable lesson about Daddy’s place in their lives. I felt the Lord telling me not to shrug this moment off, but to talk it over with my girls. I told them how God placed him in our lives as our protector and how their feelings of insecurity, without him there to guide us, was a God given feeling. I told them that if they go through their growing up years, continuing to trust their earthly father and his guidance, then they are staying under the umbrella of God’s loving protection.

When we got home, we made us a yummy meal to share together and had a lovely night within the protective walls of my husband’s home.

This morning, while I was relaying all of this to my husband, he had tears in his eyes. I know it blesses a man to know that his wife and his children are willing to trust him and need that leadership in their lives!

This certainly is not a concept that goes over too well in today’s world, but it is God’s design! I certainly am not ashamed to stand under the protection of my man; and I am so thankful that my daughters are learning the blessing of such a thing as well!