What a powerful experience.
Carolyn, my young life leader presented me this opportunity, she told me to think deep and pray about what I wanted to have written on my piece of cardboard.
I thought back to church service that morning and what my pastor said. He’s sermon was on dreams. Dreams even if they feel forgotten.
His main focus was that your creator, your HEAVENLY Father created your dreams just as He created you.
I thought wow my Heavenly Father because my whole life I have felt abandoned and unloveable because of my earthly father, who has abanded me and does not and has not provided for me needs. BUT through faith I have met my Heavenly Father who loves me dearly, never has and never will abanded me and will always provide for me.
Walking out in front of everyone with the words “grew up without a Dad” was vulnerable something in my heart that was not yet healed. It was real and something I hardly brought up. There is a piece of me that still felt left behind and forgotten.
Flipping over my cardboard to the words “met my Heavenly Father” filled my heart will so much love. I could almost see my Heavenly Father at the table with all the other parents so proud.
