I was raised without ever knowing the love  of  father - my own father left when I was only 4 years old - we were reunited when I was 21 years old - only to be shut out again until he died many years later.  All of my life I looked for Daddy in men - but, never found him.  God was and is my Father, true, however, my humanity cried out for a paternal influence.  Earlier this year, God put my life together with the life of a dear man in Australia.  His own children have left the Lord and there is a strain in the relationship with their Daddy.  He has had a longing for the daughters that are distanced from him.  We began talking and our hearts blended.  I do not recall ever having been loved by any person as much as this, my "Aussi-Daddy" has given to me.   Praise goes up continually for our love for each other in the purest of paternal/child relationships.  The only thing I really get irritated with him  about is his insistance in helping me to lose  weight  - I need to lose over 200#.  His love  is quite stern at times!!  Below are a few poems that were written by other people that my "Aussie-Daddy" has  sent to me to express his love to me.