Stahlke Adoption

Father's Day

I know very well that Mother's Day and Father's Day can be difficult for many people. Years ago, a devout church goer who was also facing infertility told me that she never attended services on Mother's Day. I also know a few friends who are facing the first Father's Day after their dad has died. And these are only a few of the scenarios that can cause pain.

I'll be praying today for many people--those who celebrate and those who grieve. I'm reminded so often of this passage from Ecclesiastes 3:

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

posted by Stahlkes @ 4:48 PM