PAPA

I woke up very moody(PMS-not a joke). Needed up liftment of some sort then I switched on the TV put it loud on a Christian channel so I can hear it from the bathroom. They had an interview with one of the local celebrities about growing up and her relationship with the Lord. As I listened in I was surprised  at how similar  our upbringing are,she too is a Pastors' daughter,she grew up in church ,went to Sunday school,sang solos in church and she was a daddy's girl until death robbed her of her father at the tender age of  seven. She was saying how she learned certain memory verses from the bible before she knew how to write. I too stood in front of a congregation to recite memory verses before I was in school. I could relate with her on so many levels except that I am blessed to still have my dad alive.  I found myself crying(again PMS) while fixing my hair and really just missing Papa.

My dad,has and is still the pillar of our family. He takes care of business without a doubt. Growing up till to this day my dad remains the only person who gets to me more than anyone. He is very influential with all his children. We where talking/laughing with my sisters the other day about how we are all convinced we are his favourite-he is that good. He is very involved in all of our lives and progress and wants to see all his children succeed.

The first time I went to school my dad was there,the first time I owned my own business he funded the business, the first time I went away on a retreat to pray by myself,he drove me there. Looking back  at the major steps I took which in turn changed my life,my father was always there.He always encouraged us to be entrepreneurs,told us if we wanted to be rich we must learn to be our own boss. He taught me the importance of prayer and relying on God for everything. As a child at home we used to have prayer meetings every evening,sit around share a scripture from the bible then thank God for the day. This has been our culture to date. My dad invested in our education,he took us on holiday every year and celebrated all our birthdays without fail.Some of my best childhood memories was the times spend with both my mom and dad singing hymns  from amazing grace to what a friend we have in Jesus. When I sing this songs with my sisters no matter where we are we call them daddy's songs. One of the things my dad has instilled in all his children is self confidence.He is a very confrontational man and he does not suffer fools gladly. He taught me not to just fight my battles but to win them too.

He is very hard on his children sometimes I think over the top hard. My biggest confrontations where with him. We disagree on certain matters but he remains the mate I use on all the man in my life. I know that if I marry the man half the man my dad is Ill be fine. He has a loving heart a charm about him. He is very good looking and loves my mother dearly. He knows how to spend on us,I sometimes wish I was still under him especially when it comes to shopping. I have not reached a level where I can  shop for myself the way he used to shop for us. I never stop wanting to make him proud no matter how angry I am with him. He remains my number one man. Since I miss him, I called him today Papa, his voice ever so sure when he talks. After our conversation I was better,he has that effect on me.No matter what takes place in my life I never doubt the fact that my father loves me.My prayer is that the Lord must keep him so he can get to see you, he will spoil you so much. I just know he will.