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Father’s Day will be here on Sunday, so guest blogger Stephanie Ballard stopped by today to deliver a poem to honor dads of kids with special needs. Enjoy her words, and as is often the case with Steph’s writing, have a tissue handy.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Father’s Heart on Father’s Day<\/h3>\n

A man walks through the double doors
His eyes tell quite a story
Although he has grown weary
He still gives God the glory.
His child lives within these walls
As many children do
Look high up on the sign, you’ll see
That it says…ICU.<\/p>\n

The nurses nod as he walks in
And sets down all his things
Although he knows what to expect,
Somehow it always stings.
He bends to kiss his sleeping child
His hands stroking soft hair
And everyday the nurse can hear
This tired father’s prayer.<\/p>\n

Lord, please watch my child today<\/em>
And let him know you’re here<\/em>
Give him strength so he can fight<\/em>
And calm his every fear.<\/em>
Wrap your arms around him<\/em>
The way I wish I could.<\/em>
Remind him just how much he’s loved<\/em>
Remind him life is good.<\/em><\/p>\n

I feel so very helpless<\/em>
Not sure what I can do<\/em>
I cannot even comprehend<\/em>
The things that he’s been through.<\/em>
Give me strength to fight for him<\/em>
And help me understand<\/em>
Help me to accept your will<\/em>
No matter what the plan.<\/em>
Lord, I know you’ll answer me<\/em>
And yes, I know you care<\/em>
Thanks again for hearing<\/em>
One father’s heartfelt prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

If someone stopped to ask him
Are things going all right?
He’d feel no need to mention
He didn’t sleep all night.
If we were given just a glimpse
If we could see in part
What thoughts and hopes are there to find
Within this father’s heart?<\/p>\n

A father’s voice…<\/p>\n

My child was born fragile<\/em>
Its my job to be strong<\/em>
And tell my wife things will be fine<\/em>
(And pray that I’m not wrong)<\/em>
And still the bills need to get paid<\/em>
And things need to be done<\/em>
And it’s so hard just sitting here…<\/em>
I want to hold my son!<\/em><\/p>\n

I lean down as I watch him breathe<\/em>
Keep fighting is my plea<\/em>
I thought I’d teach you to be brave<\/em>
But son, you have taught me.<\/em>
I hear the beeping of machines<\/em>
That help my child to live.<\/em>
I wish that I could take his place.<\/em>
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t give<\/em>
To have the faith and strength I need<\/em>
To hold back all my tears.<\/em>
To say “I know he’ll be okay,”<\/em>
Despite all of my fears.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ll only lose composure<\/em>
When no one’s here to see<\/em>
I will be the strong one<\/em>
As I’m supposed to be.<\/em>
A daddy says, “Come to my arms<\/em>
I’ll chase all those monster’s away”<\/em>
I cannot change God’s plan for him<\/em>
But I can hope and pray.<\/em><\/p>\n

A daddy needs to cry sometimes,
And God must see right through,
That tough daddy exterior…
For He’s a daddy too.<\/p>\n

~Stephanie Ballard<\/p>\n

Father’s Day Shout Out Time<\/h3>\n

Steph’s poem is a shout out to her husband. Now it’s your turn. Please feel free to leave a shout out in the comment box for the special needs father in your child’s life this Father’s Day.<\/p>\n

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Father’s Day arrives this weekend, so guest blogger Stephanie Ballard stopped by with a poem for special needs dads this Father’s Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[caption id=\"attachment_10277\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"333\"]\"Father's<\/a> Photo Credit: www.freedigitalphotos.net<\/a>[\/caption]\n\nFather's Day will be here on Sunday, so guest blogger Stephanie Husted<\/a><\/strong> stopped by today to deliver a poem to honor dads of kids with special needs. Enjoy her words, and as is often the case with Steph's writing, have a tissue handy.<\/em>\n

A Father's Heart on Father's Day<\/h3>\n

A man walks through the double doors\nHis eyes tell quite a story\nAlthough he has grown weary\nHe still gives God the glory.\nHis child lives within these walls\nAs many children do\nLook high up on the sign, you'll see\nThat it says...ICU.<\/p>\n

The nurses nod as he walks in\nAnd sets down all his things\nAlthough he knows what to expect,\nSomehow it always stings.\nHe bends to kiss his sleeping child\nHis hands stroking soft hair\nAnd everyday the nurse can hear\nThis tired father's prayer.<\/p>\n

Lord, please watch my child today<\/em>\nAnd let him know your here<\/em>\nGive him strength so he can fight<\/em>\nAnd calm his every fear.<\/em>\nWrap your arms around him<\/em>\nThe way I wish I could.<\/em>\nRemind him just how much he's loved<\/em>\nRemind him life is good.<\/em><\/p>\n

I feel so very helpless<\/em>\nNot sure what I can do<\/em>\nI cannot even comprehend<\/em>\nThe things that he's been through.<\/em>\nGive me strength to fight for him<\/em>\nAnd help me understand<\/em>\nHelp me to accept your will<\/em>\nNo matter what the plan.<\/em>\nLord, I know you'll answer me<\/em>\nAnd yes, I know you care<\/em>\nThanks again for hearing<\/em>\nOne father's heartfelt prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n

If someone stopped to ask him\nAre things going all right?\nHe'd feel no need to mention\nHe didn't sleep all night.\nIf we were given just a glimpse\nIf we could see in part\nWhat thoughts and hopes are there to find\nWithin this father's heart?<\/p>\n

A father's voice...<\/p>\n

My child was born fragile<\/em>\nIts my job to be strong<\/em>\nAnd tell my wife things will be fine<\/em>\n(And pray that I'm not wrong)<\/em>\nAnd still the bills need to get paid<\/em>\nAnd things need to be done<\/em>\nAnd it's so hard just sitting here...<\/em>\nI want to hold my son!<\/em><\/p>\n

I lean down as I watch him breathe<\/em>\nKeep fighting is my plea<\/em>\nI thought I'd teach you to be brave<\/em>\nBut son, you have taught me.<\/em>\nI hear the beeping of machines<\/em>\nThat help my child to live.<\/em>\nI wish that I could take his place.<\/em>\nThere's nothing that I wouldn't give<\/em>\nTo have the faith and strength I need<\/em>\nTo hold back all my tears.<\/em>\nTo say \"I know he'll be okay,\"<\/em>\nDespite all of my fears.<\/em><\/p>\n

I''ll only lose composure<\/em>\nWhen no one's here to see<\/em>\nI will be the strong one<\/em>\nAs I'm supposed to be.<\/em>\nA daddy says, \"Come to my arms<\/em>\nI'll chase all those monster's away<\/em>\nI cannot change God's plan for him<\/em>\nBut I can hope and pray.<\/em><\/p>\n

A daddy needs to cry sometimes,\nAnd God must see right through,\nThat tough daddy exterior...\nFor He's a daddy too.<\/p>\n

~Stephanie Husted<\/p>\n\n

Father's Day Shout Out Time<\/h3>\n

Steph's poem is a shout out to her husband. Now it's your turn. Please feel free to leave a shout out in the comment box for the special needs father in your child's life this Father's Day.<\/p>\n

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