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”.
Meditations Monday: Spiritual Maintenance
Dear Lord; Happy Meditations Monday Father! Well Father, once again You’ve Blessed my family and I by gracing us with another wonderful weekend together, surrounded by ample signs of Your love for us. Aidan’s birthday party Friday night brought a flurry of activity to the house, and the sleepover portion of the festivities kept that youthful liveliness going late into the evening. (If we could harness the energy of nine-year-old boys Father, I truly believe the world’s energy issues would be at an end. ;-)) Shannon spent Saturday...
read moreLessons from a Nine-Year-Old
Dear Lord; Happy Friday Father! Today Lord, we’re celebrating at the Malmstrom home. Nine years ago today at 12:23pm, You Blessed us by bringing Aidan Patrick Malmstrom into our lives. 🙂 I love both my children dearly Father, and over the years each of them has brought me unique perspective, as well as taught me some valuable lessons. In February 2005, I wrote a blog post for another site about my experiences taking care of Aidan while Shannon and Jonathan were at A.I. Dupont Hospital for a few days. It described the unique little...
read moreThankful Thursday: A Perspective of Gratitude
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! And once again Father, we come to my favorite weekly post here at PhatherPhil.org; Thankful Thursday. As we draw closer to Thanksgiving Lord, it seems as if more and more folks are taking time out to focus on the many Blessings You bestow on us. And while my heart sings seeing such a wonderful outpouring of gratefulness this time of year Father, it also highlights to me one important thing that I think sometimes we all miss… Your Blessings grace our lives EVERYDAY; not only at Thanksgiving, not...
read moreSharing a Conversation
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! Today Father, I’m honored to be hosting a guest “Email to God” from a good friend of mine and fellow blogger, Lisa Phelps from “A Moment with God”. Lisa’s site is wonderful Blessing to me Lord; she brings Your message of faith and hope to her readers each day, and at the same time teaches and enlightens with a whimsical spirit. It’s such a gift for me to have her sharing a conversation with You here on PhatherPhil.org, and I hope it Blesses all those who get to read it. Good morning...
read moreMeditations Monday: The Glue That Binds Our Hearts
Dear Lord; Happy Meditations Monday Father! To start off our week together Lord, I want to thank You for the many Blessings You graced my family and I with this past weekend. As I still wasn’t feeling very well, we spent much of Saturday at home, save for a much-needed grocery shopping trip, and finished the evening off by curling up on the couch together and watching the final chapter in the Harry Potter movie series. Sunday we started our day with an inspiring worship service at Ewell’s St. Paul, and then joined some close friends...
read moreThankful Thursday: Daily Inspirations
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Today Father, I want to take a moment to say thank You and to celebrate some changes here at PhatherPhil.org. When You led me to begin this site a little over a year ago, I really had no distinct idea as to what direction it would take, what I’d write about each day, or who in the world would possibly have interest in reading it. I certainly didn’t see myself as a writer, but You were diligent in Your pursuit of me taking on this endeavor so I followed those urgings, and 327 posts later, here I...
read moreThe Brightest Star in the Sky
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! You know Father, with the multitude of Blessings You surround me with each day, I find it both fascinating and wonderful that when I allow my thoughts to drift and ponder those many gifts, my wife Shannon’s face is always the brightest star in the sky. Of course Lord, I’m by no means discounting the other miracles You’ve placed into my life, but the longer that she and I are together and the more we go through, the more I realize that Your intentions for marriage are truly foundational. And although I...
read moreMeditations Monday: Cutting Through the Fog
Dear Lord; Happy Meditations Monday Father! Good morning Father! To begin the week’s conversations Lord, I want to first thank You for the many Blessings You graced me with this past weekend. Although I spent much of the past few days resting in an attempt to fend off the nasty respiratory illness I picked up last week, Your influence was obvious nonetheless. During that unusual bout of “down time”, I was able to spend a good bit of quiet time with Jonathan and Aidan, made some progress on the redesign of Ewell’s St. Paul’s web...
read moreThankful Thursday: Bring the Fire
Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father! Well Father, November is upon us once again, and with its onset our thoughts begin to turn towards the upcoming holidays. For many, this month is a time to focus on those things we’re thankful for; to count our Blessings, and recognize the multitude of gifts You bring to us each day. And while I’m all for any occasion that directs people’s attention towards thanks and praise, my prayers for this season of Thanksgiving reach much further Lord. As Your Children open our hearts to You Father,...
read moreMy Traveling Companion
Dear Lord; Happy Tuesday Father! Heavenly Father, I come to You today not in pride, But from humility. Not in stability, But from within my brokenness. Not as a man, But as Your Child. Walk with me Father, And be my Strength. I seek Your presence Lord; Your divine touch that rights my troubled spirit, Your radiant visage that lights my path, Your comforting embrace that soothes my anxious heart, And Your guiding hand to lead me. Walk with me Father, And be my strength. I’m tired Lord, And weary, And burdened, And fearful; And Your voice...
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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. 
