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| A FATHER'S LOVE |
| One rainy day I decided to go through some old forgotten boxes that originally belonged to my parents. It's been many years since they passed away, and just as many years since I went through these old boxes. But no matter how many years pass by, I miss them dearly. I'd like to think that perhaps they miss me too and so this day I opened the boxes to discover once again life's little treasures; the many pictures scattered around which never made it into the photo albums mom received as gifts.Love letters to each other before they were married, when hearts were young and the world seemed beautiful. An old cork lined cap from a soda bottle that they both shared. Ticket stubs from a drive-in movie. A plastic cupie doll he won for her at Palisades Amusement Park. At the bottom of the box was an old photo album. There wasn't much in it, but what was there brought tears to my eyes. There was only one small black and white picture of a tiny baby wrapped in blankets held close in his mother's arms. I recognized the handwriting on the pages of being my Dad's. The title of the page was Our Precious Son. There was a small birth announcement from a local newspaper, a birth certificate and a hospital wrist band my mother must have worn after giving birth, An envelop containing a letter was tucked in between the pages. Again it was in my Father's handwriting and addressed .. |
| To My Son With Love "Today God has blessed me with a miracle. Today I became a Father. You will have a unique place in my heart, for you are my first.I will give to you what every Father wants for his son. All the good life has to offer. You will have the things I did not. You will know what it means to be loved. You will have two parents who will love and guide you, food when you hunger, shelter for when you tire. You will not grow up in an orphanage as I did or sleep on the streets of New York, nor run with any street gang. You will not know violence, nor drop out of school but you will pursue an education instead. You will have the insight and wisdom to make a difference in this world. I will be by your side every step of the way. This is my promise to you, for today you became my son..today I became your Father. " |
| The following pages were empty in the album. But on the last page was another ' birth announcement', written once again with my Fathers hand, it read: Today I know sorrow. This child from God is now in Heavens Arms an Angel was born taken from us at the age of 2 mos and I will always ask "WHY"? With Love, Your Father . . |
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