Writing for fun. This is something new to me. In the past writing has been for the purpose of documenting, so I don’t forget in the busyness of life. Writing has become enjoyable. I look forward to writing for 5MinFri, even though life hasn’t allowed as much blogging as I would like – I know I have a ‘date’ with my blog on Fridays. This week I’m making it on Thursday night – because once again I haven’t made it here all day, and now the 5MinFri prompt is out :-).

So, today is another Five Minute Friday. I’m linking up with Lisa-Jo. Today’s word is Cherished.

Here are the rules:

  1. Write for 5 minutes – no editing, over thinking, or backtracking.
  2. Link back to Lisa-Jo’s – invite others to join in.
  3. Encourage others by commenting – for sure commenting on the person who linked up before you.

This is your invite – come join the fun!

 Cherished…

[Go]
My heart aches for little girls, big girls, and adult girls to feel cherished.
So often we go through life learning to cope, survive, prove we are strong. I am learning anew how much I need my Savior.
Not all girls have an earthly daddy. Mine doesn’t.
However, that doesn’t have to mean you can’t feel cherished. Our Heavenly Father promises to be the father to the fatherless.
Cherished is being protected.
Cherished is being provided for.
Cherished can be a feeling when held by strong arms.
What about as women. Some women have a husband and don’t feel cherished. I’m truly sorry and my heart aches for you. Some women are single, some are single moms, some are moms of young children, some are out-of-nest moms, some are widowers.
We also can feel cherished.
We can crawl into our Heavenly Fathers strong arms.
He is waiting.
He wants us to.
Will you join me in feeling cherished by your Heavenly Father?
[Stop]
This week I have crawled into bed several times asking my Heavenly Father to hold me, allow me to feel His arms around me. He did.
Do you know the meaning of cherish? I looked it up because I wanted to know why it made me feel different than ‘love’. As I wrote I was wondering, why does cherish seem to be a deeper term? This is what I found, Cherish means:
  • to hold dear
  • feel or show affection
  • to nurture
  • keep or cultivate with care and affection

and it’s synonyms are: adore. love. worship.

We are to cherish our Heavenly Father.
We are to love our Heavenly Father.
We are to adore our Heavenly Father.
We are to worship our Heavenly Father.

We use the term ‘love’ so loosely. and while our Heavenly Father doesn’t worship us, we are to worship Him. Cherish seems to have  a longer lasting commitment. You can’t nurture something or someone without time spent together.

A husband loves his wife, because they are married and he is faithful; I expect she feels cherished when he goes above and beyond his ‘duty’ and spends extra time planning, be with her, holding her. It is an extra special love.

A daddy shows he cherishes his daughter by spending time with her. He loves her because he is her parent, which can be interpreted ‘because he has to’. Girls need to know they are cherished by their daddy.

A mother loves her children. Some days it is easier to show than others. Children feel cherished when mom spends extra time showing them.

I want my children to know I cherish them. Not just when they were babies, toddlers, young children – but even now. They know I love them – because, after all I am mom and I ‘have to’. When I am really present they know they are cherished in my heart.

Our Heavenly Father cherishes us. each one of us.
He sent His son to die on the cross and rise again – for each of our sins.
No matter what sins we have committed. [and we commit them daily]

No matter what mistakes we’ve made.

When we repent, He forgives.
Our sins are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ.
Let us not forget.

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