Found them in my attic as I cleaned the other day

Safe inside a wooden box I’d hidden them away

Pages worn and weathered from the passing of the years

The paper had turned yellow and some ink was stained with tears

As I sat down on the attic floor to read them one more time

The tears began to flow again and my heart began to chime

For a love that spanned a lifetime, the oceans and a war

Recorded there by his loving hands ~ in my Daddy’s letters

She was barely 21 he a young man of 23

They tied the knot in her parent’s home this brings a big smile to me

Fifty seven years later with great grand kids on her knees

They’d say it’s just a work in progress but it was meant to be

For just three weeks after they were wed he was sent back off to war

And for twelve long months she pined with him as he fought on a distant shore

Though she’s read his letters daily the strain would take its toll

She’d bide the time and ease some of the pain ~ with my Daddy’s letters

To my darlin’ Minnie that’s how the letters start

Seems to me an eternity that we have been apart

When I make it home to you we’ll raise a family

Five or six rowdy kids sound about right for me

But if somehow I should give my life in this just cause for which I fight

Please know that I love you and everything will be alright

His words were filled with courage there was always hope and cheer

My heart is moved by these words that I read ~ in my Daddy’s letters

Daddy turned 80 just a few months ago

His knees are wearing on him so he hobbles some as he goes

But everywhere I see him I see my mama by his side

They made a cute couple and their love fills me with pride

Daddy still writes letters to my mama most every day

Words not with pen or ink in an ordinary letter way

He’ll take her hand give he a hug and say I love you dear

I thank you Lord for these words that I read ~ in my Daddy’s letters.

My Daddy’s Letters by Paul Douglas Sanner

This ballad tells the amazing story of how my parents met during a time of war and how they forged a life together that has lasted for more than 6 decades.