Dear God. . .Why does my dad say horrible words to me?
This prayer absolutely breaks my heart. Please know it's not your fault in any way, Lissette. And that you are awesome in God's sight! This is Wess Stafford, President of Compassion International. Nurturing a child's sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup in a child's life. I thoroughly believe in "word power" when it comes to nurturing a child. Use words like "stupendous," "super," "special," "marvelous," "gutsy," "beautiful," "generous" and "wonderful." When you nurture the hopes and dreams of a child, the world will be blessed. Destroy that child's spirit, and the world is doomed! What you say does make a difference! This is Wess Stafford. Speak up — with compassion. Nurture the children in your world.
