Dear KKIM/KARS Family,
May the Strength, Peace and Wisdom of our Lord be with you and yours forever and ever!
This Sunday is Fathers Day……….
Let us be in prayer for all Fathers!
My Dad, Wally, has been in Heaven for 17 years now………
He served God……
One day on the radio, KDOM, back home one of the Pastor’s called my Dad, God’s Shepherd of Children.You see my Dad was in charge of the School buses back home……he made sure that the children always got on the right bus and got home safely. He looked over God’s Children. I will never forget that after Dad suddenly passed away of a heart attack in 1993 on Easter morning a Father brought his disabled son to the house and asked if he could have one of Wally’s hat’s (Dad was known for all his different hats he wore) the little boy used crutches to get around and was just thrilled to get one of Dad’s hats. Dad had a special heart for the children that had disabilities. He designed one of the first school buses in Minnesota for the disabled.
That is the Godly legacy that I have been left with.
That is why the scripture from Mark 10:45 means so much to me……..It was like my Dad’s calling card……..
“For even the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
My Dad also served our Country in WWII as a SGT. in the U.S. Marines, he was also the Assistant Fire Chief, head usher at Church, as well as the Transportation Supervisor for the school and won many awards for his safety record.
So I had a great teacher in life. One that sticks in the back of my mind always,like everyday…..When you have a job to do..give it your best shot! Even the smallest of duties! One Sunday morning Dad took me in the car to do my Mpls Tribune Paper Route, and I remember the house, Green and white, across from Winfair School, Steve Higley’s house and I opened up his front door and kind of threw the paper in and the huge Sunday Paper just flew all over inside the door………I got back to the car and Dad said, “When you have a job to do,do it right.” I turned around went back to the house and put the paper neatly back together and put it neatly inside the door. Yes back in the old days we used to put the paper inside the door. Here is what has happened…….we as a society have become so sloppy in the smallest of details. That is the down fall of our society and we are paying a huge price for it. Men have become sloppy in many ways.
Turn it around guys!
The smallest of details……….everything from morals to manners.
Without God you will be a mess as a Father.
I leave you with this…………
Last night Son Greg and his girl friend Natasha came to see me after work, because they cannot be with us for Father’s Day, they have to work. Greg is the oldest of five children. When Sharon and I got married we merged a family of Greg, Mike, Steph, Gretchen and Lars. Merging a family together is no easy task. We had a rough start up! Sharon and I sought Godly council on all this. Without it, the ship would have sunk! Where are we at today? I would like to share with you some of the words in the card Greg gave me for Father’s Day……it should be all Dad’s goal to get a card like this:
I have appreciated all the Fatherly Love and advice you’ve given me.
Iv’ e always respected time and dedication you’ve put into our family.
You’ve been a great father figure to me.
I share these things with you not to boast in myself, but to boast in the works of the Lord…….The Lord gave me such a Godly Father and Grandfather, Floyd Caraway, here in earth that I was trained up right. I never knew my Grandpa Moede, Chris, as he passed away when my Dad was just 13.
My kid’s say the most loving things to me.
Here is a scripture that the Lord led me to today as I was praying to see what He wanted me to share with you today……
“Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matt 5:16
We are to be the salt and light of the World guys!
For God’s Glory Alone!
We need to anchor ourselves in Jesus Christ to withstand the troubled times. Help anchor your children, no matter their age, in Jesus Christ. Stick with it!
Let us pray,
Lord, Today we pray for all the Dad’s out there…..some are lost………some never had a Dad to teach them…..some children to this day do not know their Dad……..Some have abusive fathers………We pray today that we all can be a shining light to all Dad’s………to introduce them to YOU…..or build a stronger relationship with YOU! Most of all YOU are our FATHER in heaven and we look to YOU our LORD to help guide us through this earthly adventure. In the name of Jesus, AMEN!
See ya on the radio at 4:30…..Lord Willing Shona Neff will be stopping by for NM News and Views!
In the Love of Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family
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