One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations. My father did that for me, and no amount of effort on my part can fully repay the debt.

I learned that you need not be born into a family to be loved by one.

Real love isn't a payment. It isn't a response to your accomplishments or anything else. It's a gift without strings.

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations. My father did that for me, and no amount of effort on my part can fully repay the debt. I'd do anything for him, and for my mother. Now

It's hard to feel like much is wrong in the world when you're looking into the eyes of a happy baby.

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations

We are His children, each knit together as we should be. We must go by the name our Father has given us. Beloved.

A life can be blessed without your ever deserving it. You can be loved by people just because they choose to love you.

There's something magical about that time when your babies are small, when you're the center of their world, the person they love the most.

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I don't want someone who's just with me until things get a little too difficult, or something better comes along, or marriage isn't as much fun as it used to be. I want the real thing-for better or worse, rich, poor, sickness, health, forever and ever, amen.

No matter how much you want to cut your family out of your heart, you can't. The bond is born when you are born, like an organ in your body. There is no surgery to remove it. When it is diseased, you live with a dull ache telling you that something inside you is not right.