Caretaker of Many; Father of None

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I love you, Caretaker,
Lora Renee Goodnight
For Chris Goodnight my husband & their Daddy/Papa/Caretaker
November 15, 2007 (A poem for his Birthday)


Though he has never "fathered" a child, he has been a daddy, provider, and rock for his step-daughters, adopted daughters and foster daughters.

Caretaker of Many; Father of None

Caretaker of Many; Father of none

From the seeds he has scattered no blossoms came.
Inside him beats the heart of a Daddy, just the same.
A caretaker of many; a father of none.
A caretaker in a garden planted by God’s Son.
Jesus knows His garden needs tender loving care,
The seed and the soil, He will prepare.

A divorced women, two girls of her own
Two blossoms needing a father, a home.
A past marriage gone cold as snow in December.
Four winter blossoms his love and care remember.
Step-father to six blossoms; to his heart they lay claim.
A caretaker, a father; the heart is the same.

The garden needs care, no matter who scattered the seeds.
A father who will nurture, encourage, pull weeds.
Now upon the caretaker’s heart a new garden is laid.
Seed again not his, a garden Jesus has made.
A home for children whose lives have gone wrong.
Precious blossoms to love and make strong.
The seed of other’s placed in his care,
A harvest for Jesus and the caretaker to share.

A caretaker of many; a father of none.
Blossoms who call him Daddy; A man God calls son.

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