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To The Man Who Loved Me First

A letter to the man who is the first love of my life.

Rebekah Faith Rogers
May 02, 2016
Truett-McConnell College
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To The Man Who Loved Me First

Dear Daddy,

I want you to know one thing: I love you.

You have always been there for me and you always will be. You were the one who first held my heart and the one who will always hold my heart, no matter what. You are the one who will forever love me unconditionally. You were there when I had my first day of school, my first date, my first prom, my first crush and my first heart break. You helped put my heart back together after I was so crushed I couldn't stop crying. You told me everything would be alright and that you would keep me safe.

You always knelt by my bedside every night when I was younger to check for monsters and to pray with me. You were there when I broke my arm and you were there when I fractured my collar bone. You were there when I woke up crying from a nightmare as a child. You were there when I was crushed from finding out people I thought we could trust stabbed you in the back.

You would always hold me when I was crying and make me feel better. You were there when I just needed a hug and an encouraging word. You were the one who showed me that God loves me for me and that I didn't need any other man in my life to be happy — as long as God was in it, I would be. You were the first one I went to when I got saved. You were the one who baptized me, after coming to an agreement with our youth minister.

You support my decision to be an ESL teacher and you still keep me accountable in my walk. You call me when I need you to, even if I don't want to talk about it. You are my support system and you know just what to say, even if I don't want to hear it. You sent me off to college and you cried the entirety of the month following. You surprise me at chapel and you take time to come see me when you have a busy day the next day.

You answer the questions I don't know. You pick up the phone when I need you. You let me cry on your chest, even though I am almost 19. You talk to me about things I normally don't want to talk about. You help me see reason in arguments I have with my friends. You promise me when my heart gets broken that God has a plan for me and that He will use this heartache to prepare me for the one I will marry one day. You argue with me that you are going to do my wedding, when the day comes, but we both know that you are not going to be able to stand in front of everyone and marry me off to another man without crying like a baby.

You will always be number one in heart, and you will always be around to give me advice. I love you daddy, and I want to say thank you for the advice you give and the example you are. Thank you for everything you have done for me, everything you do now, and everything you will do in the future.You will always be my daddy and I praise God He gave me such a wonderful father. I love you, daddy.

Love,

Your Daughter

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