ldquo Daddy will you read to me rdquo my daughter asked It rsquo s not an unusual question for a child to make of a parent But my daughter is eleven now These days such requests are fewer than they were when she was younger ldquo Yes rdquo I said happily and she curled up next to me on the couch As I read to her from The Fellowship of the Ring she practically melted into me It was one of those glorious moments as a parent when we feel perhaps just an inkling of the perfect love our Father
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