My father was a helicopter pilot. There was no doubt how much he loved to fly. He was and remains a part of who I am today.

But he wasn’t that nurturing.

When I was given the gift of feeling the warm, amazing love God has for me (and all of us), it was the doorway into reverse-engineering paternal affections.

If I wanted a more affectionate and unconditional father, that must mean God was those things, possessed those attributes and that I could ask him for this kind of open-hearted love.

Ask and you will receive.

My life has been defined and anchored by his constant, unconditional, eternal, unchanging, matchless love!

Despite all my flaws, or maybe because of them? I still cling to my father in heaven.

He is the best—so worth the hang out time.

He is the resident King of Heaven defined and defining love itself.

And if we are blessed, defining who we are

And who we are becoming