“The best
inheritance a father can leave his children is a good example.”
A young woman relates that when she was a little girl,
her father, an artist, would often be very busy at his easel, mixing oils and
painting on his big canvases while she sat nearby on the floor, working just as
hard as he was with her own set of crayons and a coloring book.
Many a time, he would set his brushes aside, reach
down, and lift her up unto his lap. Then he’d curl her little hand around one
of his brushes, enfolding it with his own larger and stronger hand. Ever so
gently, he would guide her hand and the brush, dipping it into the palette and
mixing the burnt umbers and raw sienna, and then stroke the wet, shiny paint
onto the canvas before them both.
The little girl watched in amazement as, together,
they made something beautiful.
Little did this father know that he was giving his
daughter skills that would bring great fulfillment to her life. Today, JoniTada- a quadriplegic since a diving accident during her teen years- is still
painting, but this time with a paintbrush in her mouth. Much of what she earns
is channeled into ministry to help others. Her compassion, too is a reflection
of that shown by a loving, tender father.
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