A father’s love.

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Mending Alison's slipper.

Alison bought a cheap and flowery pair of slippers in Phuket, after complaining that her Ipa-Nima sandals were cutting into the space between her big toe and second toe. She adores them. Unfortunately, so does Bryan. He managed to get his paws on the left slipper over the weekend, and had a grand time chewing it. I caught him before he destroyed the slipper completely, but some damage was done, and Alison’s eyes reddened when I told her about it. To appease her, K said he would find a way to mend the slipper and he did, using red duct tape that he made a special trip to the hardware store to buy.

I was touched by the effort that K put in to restore the slipper to usable condition. It wasn’t that difficult to fix, but it was easier for him to just tell Alison to junk the pair and buy a new one next time we are in Phuket. He went to the trouble of mending it simply because Alison loves it and he wants her to be happy. It reminded me of Stuart Townsend’s hymn, “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”.

“How deep the Father’s love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure”

23. February 2010 by Jean
Categories: Christianity, Kids | 4 comments

Comments (4)

  1. Kenneth "McGyver" Wee says February 23, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Thanks be to Duct Tape too.

  2. Micheel Chow says February 23, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    awww….

  3. Kachunk says February 23, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Wonderful Dad!!!

  4. J says February 24, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    I was thinking about that song too, when I read the title.

    He’s not special K for nothing =)