To Walk In Her Daddy’s Footsteps

One day, a young boy decided to pave,

A path for his future children to follow.

He made a prayer to the heavenly king,

And the sweet draughts of peace did he swallow.

As he grew older, he found out the hardships

Of trying to make each wrong right;

But also that the Lord was by his side,

And promised to make the dark bright.

He grew and became a young man in college,

He made a lovely young woman his wife.

She had four little girls; the times were rough,

But he still accepted God’s guidance in life.

I’m not saying he was perfect,

Far from it, in fact.

We all make mistakes and stumble,

But on our feet, he did and we must, get back.

The oldest grew tall and lean,

Her eyes were blue and she had chestnut hair.

She was emotional,

Tears would fly in the air.

But Daddy was gentle and tender and kind,

He gave the calming tender words of love.

He taught her to joke and be full of life,

And assured her there was beauty in her as elsewhere.

He was patient, in spite of all her mistakes,

And inspired her to benefit from his.

He showed her that she had talents,

But they weren’t what it took to earn his praise.

He loved the girl just as she was,

But like a good parent, taught her to improve her ways.

She learned to love God as her Lord,

And to give unto Him all the praise.

This is my daddy and I am that girl,

He has done so good a job of being a father.

All along the way, this daughter will be able…

To walk in her daddy’s footsteps.

Lord, grant me the fortune

Of making such a man my husband.

Let my son or daughter be able…

To walk in their daddy’s footsteps.