Emails to God
Each weekday I transpose and share the whispers and messages God places on my heart in the form of “Emails to God”.
Thankful Thursday: Days of Clarity
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! And once again Father, we come to the Thankful Thursday edition at phatherphil.org! It’s been an eventful seven days to be sure, and I’ve felt Your Blessings overflowing around me throughout. I usually have to take some time to go back over the past week carefully in my head to pick out the little Blessings I’ve missed, but today for some reason they sprang to mind quickly and easily. It’s wonderful to have days of such clarity, and to feel like I’m walking the right path with You. ...
read moreIf You Prick Me…
Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father! Today Father, my prayers are focused on my son Jonathan and my wife Shannon as they spend time at the A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children. The appointment today wasn’t expected to be a big deal; simply an MRI with and without contrast to check and make sure that Jonathan’s LCH was still behaving itself. As the scans were going to take a while and required Jonathan be perfectly still, the plan was to sedate him so that he could sleep through the process. This seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea and...
read moreMeditations Mon… Tuesday?
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! What a wonderful weekends’ respite that was Father! I’m not usually a big fan of three-day-weekends as I tend to try to fit too much in, and end up more tired than usual. This past several days however, we were Blessed to be able to spend time with family and friends, get some things done around the house, and yet still have ample time to rest and recuperate. All-in-all, it was a lovely long weekend and I thank You for such Blessings in our lives. Well Father, as yesterday was a holiday and I didn’t...
read moreOur Most Important Freedom
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! Well Father, tonight begins the start of a 3-day holiday weekend in observance of Independence Day here in the United States. Over these next few days, we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which declared this country’s freedom from the control of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Thinking about the freedoms we enjoy on the drive into work this morning, it dawned on me that while celebrating our liberties this weekend, we should also be giving thanks for our most important freedom of...
read moreThankful Thursday: Step-By-Step
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Quite often Lord, when I sit down to write out my list of Blessings for the Thankful Thursday post, I have a difficult time putting them in writing. It’s not that I don’t feel Blessed of course, just that for some reason my mind goes “fuzzy”. When that happens, I replay the previous week’s events in my head, a day at a time, and when I reach something that makes me smile, I write it down. What a wonderful exercise that’s turned out to be Father. Forcing myself to go back, step-by-step,...
read moreSixteen Years of Love
Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father! Today Lord, my heart is rejoicing in celebration. Sixteen years ago today, in a little church in Newark, Delaware, You joined together Shannon and I in the bonds of Holy Matrimony. Our marriage is by far one of Your greatest Blessings to me Father, and I can’t thank You enough for Your abundant Presence and support during our life together… We felt Your Presence that day, when we said our vows to one another. You comforted and strengthened us when my mother passed away less than a month later. You led...
read moreA Little Deeper
Happy Tuesday Father! Ever since yesterday’s Meditations Monday post Father, I’ve had the phrase You gave me: “Transformational Benevolence” running through my head. I thought initially that it was simply something You’d placed on my heart to help me make a point, but it’s become apparent that You’re not done with what this concept can teach me yet. Therefore, today I thought I’d delve into it a little deeper, and see where it takes me. The scholarly side of me said “Start with the dictionary!” 🙂 Merriam Webster’s...
read moreMeditations Monday: Transformational Benevolence
Dear Lord; Happy Meditations Monday Father! Well Lord, yet another weekend has come and gone at the Malmstrom home. As seems to be our norm as of late, it was a somewhat hectic weekend but also one filled with fun, laughter, and the company of good friends. Your Presence was felt in abundance, and I thank You for Blessing us with these times of recreation and fellowship. This week’s Meditations Monday verse is taken from Chapter 4 of Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians: “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander,...
read moreThe Lord Looks at the Heart
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! As you’re aware Father, during my Scripture reading time as of late I’ve been reviewing the books of the Old Testament. I always find wisdom and vital foundation in those pages, however once in a while I run into a passage that seizes my heart and connects me to Your Word even more deeply. Such was the case as I read from 1st Samuel last night. Samuel had recently delivered Your condemnation of Saul’s disobedience in the battle with the Amalekites, and was mourning the situation when You instructed him...
read moreThankful Thursday: Seeing Through the Veil
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Well Lord, once again we come to that day of the week where I compose my list of some things I’ve been thankful for over the past seven days; Thankful Thursday. It’s been a topsy-turvy week, but even in times of uncertainty and sadness, I still find so much to give thanks for. These posts have ended up being a Blessing to me Father, as each week I now take more special care to note all the “little” miracles in my life, instead of being consumed by the chaotic world around me and missing...
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Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
