42. Fatherhood & Your Child: Hope, Help, and Honor

Every child longs for a loving father.  Every child has a perfect Heavenly Father, and either an imperfect or absent earthly father.  On today's podcast, we'll be talking about all of that - the harmful father, the absent father, the imperfect but loving father, and your child's Heavenly Daddy.   This is an episode of honor and hope as well as some inspiration for marriage and some role modeling of fatherhood, too.  Even the good dads aren't perfect,  but those imperfect loving dads are probably accomplishing more than you might think!No matter what kind of father is in your child's life, even if they have no father at all, your child has a faithful, perfect, loving Heavenly Daddy.   We'll take a brief look at three types of fathers: ⬜The Harming Father⬜The Absent Father⬜The Loving, Imperfect FatherAnd you'll be reminded that no matter what kind of father your child has experienced, they have a loving, Heavenly Daddy who is always with them!Special Thanks, this week, to four dear mamas who were kind enough to share some wisdom.  They each had an absent or harming father experience, and I asked them if they could give me words of wisdom  to pass along to all of you, our Intentional Mom community.  We have moms in all kinds of circumstances, including moms who are raising their children alone.  This is a message of hope for you as well as some practical steps to take if your children don't have a loving father in their life.But that's just a portion of today's special edition episode!  You'll hear from all seven of my children as they recorded some surprise messages.  Each shares from their heart about what mattered most  in their life  regarding their dad, my husband, Rich.  This entire episode was a surprise to my husband, Rich, as he is the editor and publisher of the podcast each week.  Sneaking in an episode without him was a lot of fun for me and the kids  Join in our little surprise, won't you!  It even ends with a short tribute song to their dad, sung by our three youngest children.Resources Mentioned in this episodeFocus on tSend Val your encouragement and thoughts about the show.Support the showVisit Val's website: PracticallySpeakingMOM.comJoin Val's Facebook Group Intentional Mom, Strong FamilyFollow Val on Instagram and her Facebook Public Page Practically Speaking MOMWe're on a mission to strengthen families.Want to help cover some of the costs of the show? click here. A few dollars a month would help so much!Here's some other ways to give:Cash App: $valPSMPaypal: [email protected] with a credit card HEREAll donations will be used for the ministry. Gifts are not tax deductible. THANK YOU for partnering in this ministry to strengthen families and encourage intentional moms."May the Words of my mouth and the medit...