Last night was the final Cotillion night for Vangie. Everyone got dressed up and went to the Broadmoor to display their new found social and dancing skills. It was adorable to see the fathers dance with their daughters and the moms dance with their sons. One of the songs they played was “I Loved Her First”. It is a song about a father watching his daughter and her new groom take their first dance at their wedding. Some of the lyrics go like this: But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
But I loved her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
How could that beautiful woman with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time
But I loved her first
Sigh. Dancing with your daddy. Can you imagine yourself dancing with your Heavenly Father? Is that not what our life is? Through the heartache, joys, pain, and triumphs, our Father takes us in His arms and dances with us, if we let Him. I never had the opportunity to dance with my earthly father, though if I had it would have been sweet. I enjoy being twirled by my Heavenly Father as I surrender control and let Him lead. He is easy to follow and doesn’t mind the occasional misstep. And He can truly say that He loved me first.
