Daniella's Letters
May 30, 2009Dear Papa:
Now that I am much older than I was when the previous letters were written, I think that it is a good idea to write a more up-to-date letter. I am blessed to have a father like you in my life to help steer me in the right direction. So many children today don't have a father in their lives and I can see the difference that it makes. On the other hand, some children do have fathers in their lives but these fathers are not attentive to their children's lives. Thank you for being attentive to my life. Still some children do have fathers in their lives, but they do not appreciate them.
Even though I did not necessarily like every single thing that you did to get us to move forward on the right track, I am glad that you did it. I am glad that you can see into the future, and that you are able to make choices based upon where you know we should be and not based upon where we think we want to be.
Thank you for showing us by example what walking by faith is. Without faith, it is certainly impossible to live the Christian life. I am glad that faith is a strong part of your life and that God and obedience to His will is the center of our family. Thank you for setting a strong example of integrity, character, and standing up for what is right no matter who does wrong. It means a lot to have a father like you and I thank God for you.
I love you.
Danni
To the greatest of fathers
on this Father's Day
I want you to know
That I'll love you alway.
- Danni
June 15, 2008
Dear Papa:
I am glad that God has allowed us to see another Father's Day together. I am also glad that we were able to get the wonderful dearpapa.org website up so that we can help other people honor their fathers. This has been a truly awesome week.
You are the greatest father. Thank you for everything that you have taught me and done for me down through the years. Thank you for not letting us go astray and for letting us help you in the ministry. It is a blessing to serve God with you. Nobody deserves a greater Father's Day than you!
Have an extremely Blessed Father's Day!
I love you!
Love,
Danni
6-18-06
Happy Father's Day!
I Love You!
Dear Papa:
I love you very much.
I am glad that you are my father. You are a great father.
Thank you for all that you have done for me throughout my life. Thank you for teaching me and training me in the right way. Thank you for loving me and caring for me. And thank you for rebuking and chastising me when I am wrong. Thank you for being a great father and for setting a great example for me. Thank you for not buying me a lot of material stuff, but for always making sure that I pray and think, for that is what is most important. I just thank you so much for being the great father that you are.
I will always take care of you. I love you very, very much. Happy Father's Day!
Love,
Danni
Sunday March 31, 2002
HAPPY EASTER PAPA!
I love Papa.
Papa is good. The message was good today.
Thank you for punishing me when I do wrong. Remember we have to tithe today. You love me. Thank you for feeding us. Thank you for clothing us. Thank you most of all for loving us even though we do bad things sometimes and you say why did you do that, and we say "well, I don't know why I did that silly thing."
I love you.
And you love me.
From Danni
To Papa
P.S. Today is the last day of March. Tomorrow is the first day of April.
Dear Papa:
I love you. You love me.
You are good to me. You are the best father in the world, you are never bad. You are always good. Thank you for cooking my food. Thank you for bathing me, for brushing my teeth, loving me, punishing me, caring for me. I love you.
I will buy you list -
On Father's Day - Make your cake
On your Birthday - Clothes
On Thanksgiving - Easy chair
On Christmas - Paper, Pens, Presents
But everyday I will always love you.
All children who have good great fathers, turn out to be great people. - Danni
Thank you for teaching us!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you!
From Danni
To Papa
5-8-05
Dear Papa:
I love you. You have been a great father to me. Thank you for all that you do. Thank you for teaching me to think and to listen and to decipher problems. Thank you for teaching me to be good. God is blessing you.
This week, I finished reading 2 Samuel. The verses that I liked the most are 12:7,13 and chapter 22. This book is about David and his reign. How David did some things that he had no business doing (like all of us) but Nathan came and confronted him (v. 7), David confessed it (v. 13) and God forgave him. God loves us so much, and He wants us to do what is right.
Mother's Day is today. Mothers are very special. God used Mary to be the mother of Jesus. Hannah to be the mother of Samuel. Eve to be the mother of all mankind. Nothing can compare to the love of a good mother, it's like the love of God has for His people (Isaiah 14-16). It is caring and enduring. Thank you. Happy Mother's Day!
Remember that we have to go soul-winning today and we have to tithe today.
Have a Happy Mother's Day!
Your daughter,
Danni
"Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope." - Bill Cosby
"When home is ruled according to God's word, angels might be asked to stay with us, and they would not find themselves out of their element." - Charles Spurgeon
Happy Mother's Day! I hope you have many more. 14 years and counting!
Sunday, June 15th, 2003
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY PAPA!
Any man can be a father, but there is nobody like mine.
It takes two eyes to see, sometimes glasses or contacts.
It takes two ears to hear, sometimes hearing aid.
It takes two to write a letter.
But it only takes one to be a father.
G - GOOD
M - MALE
L - LEADERSHIP
Now we have come to your 13th Father's Day. God has helped us in so many ways. We have come a long way since I was born. You have done very good this year. I love you very much!
- Daniella
Fathers are special in so many ways. They lead you, and train, and even punish you. But you still love them. And you make them have the best Father's day ever. Happy Father's Day!
To a very special father
From, Danni
To, Papa
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue
Sugar is Sweet, And so are you!
12/25/08
Dear Papa,
Merry Christmas! I love you!
"And he shall be called JESUS"
It has been a great year. God has worked a lot of miracles for us and has blessed us a million times over. Thank you for helping us all to understand that faith in God and obedience to His will is the only thing that matters. I am glad that I am now in Liberty University, thank you for helping me. Thank you for taking care of me these many years. I am glad that I now I am 18 I can contribute more to the family and ministry and household. Thank you for all of your sacrifice and hard work. You are a great father. I will always take care of you.
Let's have a great 2009!
The mangered gift so fair
Nothing else can compare
The precious gift we all share
The Christmas gift of JESUS!
Love,
Danni