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”.
Go Rest in the Word
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! It’s funny Father, but I never thought of Your Word as blood pressure medication before today. Following a significant power outage/surge event in Dover late yesterday afternoon, we were greeted at the office this morning by a flurry of “help me” calls from a number of our local customers. Now, in and of itself, it wasn’t an overwhelming volume of crises but I noticed as the morning wore on that I was becoming increasingly irritable and was feeling my heart pounding in my chest… not a good sign. I...
read moreOn Track
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! Well Father, it certainly was an eventful weekend once again in the Malmstrom home. It seemed we were all running constantly, but in the end it was a wonderful time spent with those I love, and I have much to be thankful for. Friday night, we began the evening by attending Jonathan’s music presentation at school. He’s been learning to play the clarinet this year, and he did a fantastic job playing for the parents (no goose noises… yay!). He may look like my little “clone” Father, but thank You so...
read moreThe Final Project
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! To close our week’s conversations Lord, I thought I’d share a smile with You. The school that Jonathan attends uses a project-based approach to learning, which includes a number of long-term research projects over the course of the year. For the last project this year, they allowed the students to pick their own topic of interest to research, and along with a paper on the subject they had to present a visual to the class as well. Jonathan chose the Newsboys as his topic, and for a visual he and I whipped...
read moreThankful Thursday: Realigning My Thoughts
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! As I mentioned yesterday Father, I’ve felt a bit disconnected the past couple days so I think today’s “Counting My Blessings” post is just what the doctor ordered to realign my thoughts with all the Blessings You surround me with each day. I’ve seen a number of other “Bloggy Friends in Christ” having similar issues to those I expressed in yesterday’s post, so today I also want to pray for Your Comfort and Peace to be with them as well. And on to the list! Continuing from last...
read moreSpiritual Decompression
Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father! Today Father, I hit the wall. Not literally mind you, but from a mental, emotional and to some extent, spiritual sense I hit a point today where the events of the past couple weeks all seemed to pile on top of one another, and I allowed that self-imposed load to overwhelm me to the point of exhaustion. I spent my afternoon trying desperately to focus and get a handle on the deluge of tasks strewn about me, but to no avail. My mind had left the building. After everyone else had left the office this evening...
read moreTurn Weakness Into Strength
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! First off Father, I want to thank You for a wonderful three-day weekend. As we discussed in my post on Friday, this Memorial Day weekend was especially emotional and special for us as we celebrated the fact that it’s been 10 years this month since Jonathan’s last chemotherapy treatment. To mark this milestone, we held a fairly large BBQ at the house (50+ people) on Sunday afternoon, attended by many of those whom have been involved with, or touched by Jonathan’s journey. It was a joyous event, and...
read moreMercies in Disguise
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! Ten years Lord… Ten years. Thank You… Thank You… Thank You… Thank You! This weekend Father, as You’re aware, we’re celebrating 10 years that our oldest son Jonathan has been off of chemotherapy, and other than for a few atypical skin irregularities that were removed as a safety measure, in remission. While we live each day knowing that there’s still no cure for his disease (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis), and that it could rear it’s ugly head at any time, we also know that we rest in Your Healing...
read moreThankful Thursday: A Roller Coaster Week
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! And once again Lord, we come to one of my favorite conversations of the week; the Thankful Thursday list! As you know Father, this has been an exceptionally eventful week for us; filled with both cause for joyful celebration, as well as news of a disheartening loss. However through it all Father, I’ve felt Your Divine Presence in abundance and have much to be thankful for. Therefore Lord, my list for the week is: 31. Jonathan being off chemotherapy for 10 years as of this month. 32. Warmer,...
read moreHidden Treasure
Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father! You know Father, I love the surprise Blessings and little bits of insight You present me with… Last week, Shannon and I were digging through our basement in search of items to sell at the community yard sale, when we came across a box we hadn’t seen before. It really didn’t shock me that there were boxes we hadn’t opened down there, as after my mother and grandfather passed away, the contents of both houses were packed up and split between my brother Chris and I. Shortly thereafter, Shannon and I...
read moreSo Much to Accept
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! As you know Lord, at the beginning of the year instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I chose to take part in an exercise intended to provide a more focused perspective on the year ahead. The concept was to pray intently for Your Guidance in choosing a single word to serve as a primary component of my life in the coming months. And although I came up with a number of words that I personally felt fit areas I needed improvement on, You repeatedly placed the same word in my heart over and...
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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. 
