Are My Children Fatherless?

Maybe a more appropriate way to ask this question is "how are my children fatherless? Since my last post, I've been thinking a lot about this question. I'm convinced that the father doesn't need to be physically absent from the home for children to experience fatherlessness. For instance...

• When our hobbies take too much time and precedence over our family...they may be fatherless!
• When our job or church/community service make us strangers to our families...they may be fatherless!
• When we are too busy to recognize our children's emotional needs...they may be fatherless!
• When we can't connect with them or feel like we don't know them any more...they may be fatherless!
• When we find it easier to be away from home...they may be fatherless!
• When our children look to others for advice, approbation, or caring...they may be fatherless!
• When they learn about what's most important in life from Facebook, friends, video games, and other media more than from us....they may be fatherless 

The thing is...it starts with the small things.

Then, let us take care of the small things and give our children a father every day of their lives.