Hands

Blessings of the Hands

This is part of a prayer that we used on our wedding day.  This was shared to us during our wedding preparation seminar and I thought I should share this here.  

***

These are the hands of your best friend, 

young and strong and vibrant with love, 

that are holding yours on your wedding day, 

as he promises to love you all the days of his life. 

These are the hands that will work alongside yours, 

as together you build your future, as you laugh and cry, 

as you share your innermost secrets and dreams. 

These are the hands you will place with expectant joy against your stomach, 

until he too, feels his child stir within you. 

These are the hands that look so large and strong, 

yet will be so gentle as he holds your baby for the first time. 

These are the hands that will work long hours for you and your new family.

These are that hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, 

for a lifetime of happiness. 

These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes: 

tears of sorrow and tears of joy.

These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, 

and hold you when fear or grief wrack your mind. 

These are the hands that will tenderly lift your chin 

and brush your cheek as they raise your face to look into his eyes: 

eyes that are filled completely with his overwhelming love and desire for you. 

To my dad Ricardo, one of the best fathers in the world--thank you for raising us and for making us what we are now, for being such a great father to us and a loving grandfather to Lucas.

To my dearest Charles, the love of my life and father to my most precious little boy--thank you for being a very hands-on dad!  There is no doubt you are going to be a great father and Lucas will love you back.  You deserve each other!

To my brother-in-law John Mayel--thank you for being a great friend to us and for being there always whenever we need anything. Thank you for being a great love to my sister and a loving parent to my beloved nephew, Nathan!

Happy, happy Fathers' Day to you and to all the dads in the world!!!