It was with great sadness that I woke yesterday to the news of Dr. Dobson‘s passing. I honestly can’t remember a day when I didn’t hear his voice, either through Focus on the Family or later on Family Talk. As a young wife and mother, he gave me the confidence, courage, and guidance I needed to raise my children. Later in life, when I faced the trauma of an unexpected divorce, I clung to his wisdom daily as I raised my three girls alone. As I look back on these years, I am forever grateful for his consistency, his wisdom, his honesty, and the trust that he built with his listeners through the life he lived out daily and the way he challenged us to keep living for Christ. His legacy will live on in each of us - our children and their children - as we follow his call to finish strong. Dr. Dobson, thank you for being an example of the dad I never had . . . of what it means to walk with character and integrity and to fight the good fight to which God called you. Thank you to your family for supporting you all these years. Praying for each of them as they grieve such a great loss and live out the legacy you have left them.
PreviousThank you, Dr. Dobson, for pouring into my life the many beautiful messages and topics you covered. I have listened to you and your programs here in South Africa since I was a teen, and I continue to listen to Focus on the Family, as the impact of the stories and programs are huge. I will miss the wisdom, great guidance, and honest authentic ways you and your guests shared. Listening to you was like having a grandfather share the wealth of experience and knowledge with his children - right at my bedside. Your absence will be felt, but now you glorify your Maker, and you are seeing Him face to face. What a glorious thought! Amen and amen.
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