A Note and Prayer for Naomi

I held Naomi in my arms tonight as she cried and clung to me while struggling with sadness and longing for her Daddy. Through her tears, she told me, "I just want Daddy. I want Daddy here with us. I wish Daddy had a normal job where he worked in town and came home every night."



Oh my dear precious little girl,

I wish the same thing and it is hard to carry on at times knowing that it isn't that way. Yet we know that your Daddy loves us very much, that he is missing us as much as we miss him, that he is gone in the hopes of helping and protecting others, and that even if your earthly Daddy is not near, our Heavenly Daddy is always near.

When the day is hard and the missing is too great, please run to me. My arms are always open and my shoulder is always ready for your sweet little head. No household task or errand is more important than you.

When you don't understand, talk with me. I may not always have the answer but I will listen.

When your excitement overflows, sing and dance with me. Even when Daddy is away, he would still want us to celebrate and enjoy each day, for we know that "This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)

No matter what you are feeling, thinking or experiencing, I pray that you will be able to come to me. We can handle things better together and if we then turn to the Lord, there will be nothing we cannot weather.


For in the end sweet child, you belong to the Creator of this world. Your Daddy and I have been entrusted with your care for just a short while, but you are and always will be His. God's love for you is beyond our understanding and He knows your heart better than any other. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." (Psalm 139:13-16) He knew this time, these trials and this sadness would come into our lives before either of us was born and He and He alone can see us through.

I love you, my sweet, sensitive, determined, energetic little Naomi Grace. Your Daddy loves you and even greater still, your Heavenly Father loves you.

Many hugs and just as many kisses- Mommy


Lord,

You are the Father of the fatherless. You are the Architect and Creator of this world. You designed and formed all that is in this world and we know that Naomi is Your precious child. 

Watch over our little girl this night. Bring her peace and comfort despite all the sorrow and longing she feels. Guide her thoughts, words, hands and feet in the days ahead and hold her close when her Daddy seems so far away.