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Come Home, Daddy!
By Cheri Fuller
"OUR DADDY IS HOME!" read the bright homemade sign in bold red and blue letters painted on a large white sheet. I passed it as I walked on the Kaneohoe Marine Base in Hawaii. A banner covering the window in a house a few doors down the street said, "DADDY IS OUR HERO," and "COME HOME, DADDY!" Yellow ribbon magnets on cars say "Keep My Daddy Safe!"
I was on the Marine base to visit my daughter-in-law Maggie and two-year-old granddaughter Josephine while our son Chris-- their daddy and husband-- was serving as a battalion surgeon in the battle against insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq. This base had had more Marines die than any day since Pearl Harbor. As I watched Josephine play at the park or shopped with Maggie at the Commissary on base, I met lots of children whose daddies were in combat, wives whose husbands have been deployed for months--and all of them longed for longed for them to come home safely.
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Won't you join with me in praying for the thousands of daddies and and mommies who are serving in Iraq, Afganistan, and around the world--not just today, but EVERY DAY UNTIL THEY RETURN--that God will protect them with His strong right arm, that He will send out His angels to go before them and surround them with a hedge of protection, strengthen them every day and bring them safely home to their families?
This is my granddaughter Josephine's prayer, my prayer and I hope your prayer as well: Lord, protect all these daddies, mommies, young men and women serving our country, and bring them home soon."
© Cheri Fuller, 2003-
Cheri Fuller is a wife, mother, inspirational speaker, and an award-winning author of 30 books including her newest, The School Saavy Kids Series, (which includes Raising Motivated Kids, School Starts at Home, and Talkers, Watchers & Doers); The Mom You're Meant to Be: Loving Your Kids While Leaning on God; Fearless: Building a Faith That Overcomes Your Fear; Motherhood 101: Ideas and Inspiration to Be a Great Mom, and others.
A former teacher, Cheri loves to encourage moms and her desire to renew women's hearts and build families has inspired her messages and magazine articles which provide hope and encouragement to women throughout the U.S. and other countries. Her books have gone into many languages because moms all over the world want the best for their children. Cheri speaks at women's conferences and events for women and mothers throughout the year and is a frequent guest on national radio and TV programs. Cheri was an education and parenting writer for Family Circle for a number of years. Visit her online at cherifuller.com!
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