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”.
A Prayer for Shannon
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! To begin with Father, I want to thank You again for yesterday. As You told me it would be when I woke, it was a good day. 🙂 Today Lord, I’d like to focus my prayers on my wonderful wife Shannon if I may. As You know, she’s been on my mind even more than usual the last few days. The past year has been an amazing transition and growth year for her both personally and professionally, but in that same respect her workload has increased and changed from what she’d been used to for so long. From...
read moreIn His Skillful Hands
Dear Lord; Good afternoon Father. Thank You Lord, for starting my day off so pleasantly this morning. I always like waking to the sound of Your Voice in my head, especially when the message is “Today is a Good Day”. Well, it’s just after lunchtime here now and so far it truly has been as you prepared me; A good day. 🙂 In the beginning of the year Father, You gave me a word to focus my energies and prayers on. It wasn’t a word I would have chosen sans Your intervention, but You were quite insistent at the time as I remember...
read moreParenting Help from The Father
Dear Lord; Good afternoon Father. I’ve decided that 11 is a complicated age Lord… Let me tell You a little about my morning. Today started out like most weekday mornings do; with everyone scrambling to compose themselves and prepare for the work and school day ahead. Still shaking off the effects of a restless night, I stepped out of the shower and immediately picked up on yelling coming from the opposite side of the house. Quickly wrapping a towel around myself I headed for the source of the turmoil. Jonathan and Aidan were firmly...
read moreThere is a Time for Everything
Dear Lord; Good morning Father. Today Lord, I was having difficulty deciding how to “frame” our conversation. This morning brought along with the dawn a seemingly continuous stream of headaches, problems and complications which made it very difficult for me to focus on Your Voice through the “noise”. I started writing several times, but always ended up clearing it from my screen because it just felt wrong. Instead of forcing the issue, I decided to leave myself open to You as best I could, and work through the day’s labors...
read moreListening Through the Anger
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! First off Lord, I want to thank You for a lovely weekend surrounded by family and friends. I was even able to get out with the kids for a photowalk in the forest, and enjoyed it very much. All in all, it was a pleasant couple of days and I am truly thankful for You Blessing me with that respite. Today Father, I’d like to discuss something I’ve seen more and more evidence of lately; People seem to be increasingly frustrated, angry and confrontational. Now, I realize this is a gross generalization...
read moreLife is Noisy
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! This morning Father, I had what I think is an important realization; my life is noisy. Each morning, I’m awakened by an alarm clock which at the same time starts an hour-long process of dogs barking to go out, my smartphone reporting to me all the things that I missed while I slept (or tried to anyways), and the daily rush to get our family moving forward with the day. Then I don the mobile headset for the ride to school and the office, on goes the radio and all the while I’m serenaded by the beeps and...
read moreTime to Clean House
Dear Lord; Good afternoon Father. Today Lord, I spent much of my morning “cleaning house” at my shop. We actually moved into these new offices over a year ago, but it was a rushed move and in the haste to meet contractual deadlines we ended up doing a poor job of sorting and packing equipment, tools, paperwork and such. The result of which was that anything that we didn’t need right that moment was tossed into boxes somewhat randomly, and then stuck on shelves in the new space. Well, today the lack of being able to find a part that...
read moreA Beautiful Prayer
Dear Lord; Good morning Father. Today Lord, while “Stumbling” through Internet sites focused on Christianity I came across a prayer in the form of a poem that really caught my attention, made me think and warmed my heart. Doing some quick research, I found that it was written by a lady named Joanne Gobure and the original title of the piece was “A Beautiful Prayer” : I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a...
read moreA Message to Pray On
Dear Lord; Good morning Father. For the last day or so Lord, I’ve had a Bible verse on my heart. It’s always been one of my favorites, but I’m feeling like I should be paying particular attention to it at the moment; That somehow it’s important that I keep it at the front of my mind. The verse is from the Book of Joshua : “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Now, I’ll admit to having been...
read moreHusbands, love your wives
Dear Lord; Happy Monday Father! Once again Lord, You Blessed me with a lovely couple days respite filled with family, good food and good friends. Thank You so very much for that time! Well Father, today we celebrate Valentine’s Day. While the true origin of this holiday seems to be clouded by historical variations in the chain of events which formed it, today we observe it as a day to focus on and express the love and affection we feel for those we’re closest to. In addition to the amazing love You’ve shown me directly Lord,...
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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. 
