What I sould have made clear in my profile, or at least in some of my earlier posts, is some of my beliefs so you can undestand my views. I am an absolute christian, meaning I truely believe in the bible as truth and make no excuses for that! Some people try to sugar coat things or try to turn what should be black/white ideas into so putrid shade of grey. However, I still believe there is right/wrong, good/evil and life/death. Some things never and shouldn't change.
I am also a very devoted husband and father. I have two children and my oldest, my daughter, just turned 13 (man that can make you feel old). Now alot of people just gloss over this bithday, or make some idle comments regarding the transition from childhood to adolesence. However, my wife and I decided to make more of a statement at this time.
We had a number of family friends (all women) write my daughter letters of encouragement, but not any of her direct relatives (to elminate the normal biases). These letters were placed in a nice wooden box that I had a friend make, and we gave her the box on Saturday at here party. To say she was overwhelmed would be an understatement. She couldn't believe the comments, or the time that these women took to write these letters. My wife and I also did not even read any of these. They were her letters.
We also gave her a necklace that my wife had put together for her. It has a white gold ring on a silver rope chain. Beyond this standard symbol however, she also have placed on it three silver charms: a crown, a heart and a cross. These each had a special meaning and together meant something very special. We wrote a nice letter to go along with it and read it aloud as we gave her the necklace. The letter was then also put in the box.
All together it was a great afternoon. We were really busy getting everything together and tying up the loose ends, but from her reaction I'm sure shre will rememer it for quite awhile.
Enjoy your day.
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