This week I celebrated my daddy's 52nd birthday! I am so blessed have him here with me & the older I get the more I realize how truly thankful I should be that I have ALWAYS had him in my life. Our relationship hasn't been picture perfect, we've endured some tumultuous years but his love, support, encouragement were unwavering. I am my father's first daughter and I think at times he still thinks of me as the 6 year old he took to the park to fly kites, the little girl he taught to swim, the munchkin that rode on his shoulders-he didn't want to see me for the adult that I was becoming, he didn't want to see me make mistakes and find my way. As a parent I now understand what many of our disagreements were about, he wanted to protect me and knew just where certain things would land me. As I watch my dad with my daughter it warms my heart to see him be just as patient with her as he was with me, because of him she will know a father's love.
At my wedding the daddy daughter dance will be "Your Joy" by Chrisette Michelle so I am dedicating it to my dad today.
Walk down the sidewalk,
Staring at your feet,
Wishing my steps were longer,
So by your sides I could keep.
Hold your hand much bigger,
Never wanted mine to grow,
So I could always fit perfect,
Inside your palms just so.
No one loves me just like you do,
No one knows me just like you do,
No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours,
You'll always be my father,
And I'll always be your joy.
Lay me on your belly,
Nights when mama wasn't home,
Lightning made me shiver,
And you never let me feel alone.
I tried to match your breathing,
Beating my little heart against yours,
Perfect were the nights we were sleeping,
I never want to end what we are.
'Cause no one loves me just like you do,
And no one knows me just like you do,
No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours,
You'll always be my father,
And I'll always be your joy.
One day he'll come on bended knee,
And ask my love away from thee,
And when I give my love to him,
You'll always have a place within.
One day he'll come on bended knee,
And ask my love away from thee,
And when I give my love to him,
You'll always have a place within.
No one loves me just like you do,
No one knows me just like you do,
No one can compare to the way my eyes fit in yours,
You'll always be my father,
And I'll always be your joy
