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Love, it’s a huge word. It’s way more than four letters, and it’s a gift to be able to look at my kid's and love them like I do. If I had to sum it up in one word, it’s sacrifice. I don’t know if I really want to use that word, because my children are gifts from our Lord, and it’s not a sacrifice to love them. It’s not a sacrifice to have to teach them things and take care of them. It’s not a sacrifice; it’s a privilege that goes by way to fast. So, if I could sum it up, that would be how I would sum up a father’s love.

WFH: We all understand that love is a power emotion, but from your experience and perspective as a single dad raising your children, what is a father's love?

McClain: A father’s love is many things. To me, most of all, it is unconditional. There are elements of every emotion in it. From joy and happiness; to sadness and even anger at times. My kids bring joy to my life just by being who they are. I can just look at them sometimes and become overwhelmed with joy at the fact that God chose me to be their dad. They can definitely cause me to get mad sometimes, as well. There has to be a willingness to accept the normal challenges of being a parent. There has to be a willingness to teach, encourage, and praise our children in their development. There also has to be a willingness to correct and redirect them, as well. There is an element of sadness, in that, it all goes by way too fast! So, I would have to say a father’s love is unconditionally being available and being understanding of the needs of each child, in addition to the emotional warn, fuzzy feeling the we usually associate with love.

Musician/professional drummer, and most importantly, single dad Stacy McClain, created an experience of beauty, sacrificial love, humility and sincerity, when he took World From Here Magazine, on an amazing journey into the heart of a single father raising his two children during a recent interview. As the children played, their familiarity with hearing the repeated expression of their father’s love for them was very obvious. Since most people are familiar with a mother’s love, we decided to ask Stacy McClain to give us insight into a father’s love.

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“Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is.” ~Anne Frank~

World From Here Magazine, would like to honor fathers all around the world with this beautiful interview for Father's Day, and say, "thank you. Your love makes a big difference, and does not go unnoticed."

WFH: This may be an unusual question, but do you feel like there’s a mother in you?

McClain: There has to be. I have to provide the sternness, the firmness of a father, and the softness of a mother. I have to approach it that way, and I choose to approach it that way. I can get angry with them sometimes, and I'll let them know, but in two seconds, while they are stewing about me being angry, I’ll turn around and say, ‘you know I love you.’ It has nothing to do with my love, and I want them to always understand that. I’m better at being a father than I am a mother; but yeah, there's a mom in me.

WFH: You mentioned sacrifice. So, what would motivate a man to sacrifice his life for his children?

McClain: I sacrifice for my children’s benefit; it’s for their protection, and for my selfishness, and there is a level of selfishness to it. These are my kids, and I don’t want to be a weekend dad. I don’t want to be a part-time dad, I want to be Dad, and I don’t want them to ever feel like I don’t want to be part of their lives.

In those situations, where there’s a division of a mother and a father; one of those parents will be looked at as one who doesn’t care as much. Usually, it’s the one that you don’t get to spend as much time with. That’s just a given, and it’s a very unfortunate thing. Let’s look at a divorced set of parents. Both love their children equally, but in the mind of a child, they can’t distinguish the reality of that, and that’s one reason I never wanted to be a part-time father. I pray that as they grow, and understand a little more, and a little more, that it’s not something that is a void; that they have been loved to the ninth degree, and that they don’t miss a thing.

For me, there was no alternative. My children are beautiful, and they are worth it. You know I’ve loved music since I was three years old, and I’m fortunate to have traveled and enjoyed a career in music. I’ve been a selfish musician, but to be able to provide, and take good care of my children, is the best thing in the world, and I would not trade it for anything. I love being a dad. There’s nothing more rewarding. There’s no music performance--nothing I’ve attributed value too can equal that. I want to see them grow, discover, achieve and experience new things. I want to see them happy. I want to have the wisdom to be what they need me to be, and set the example.

WFH: What is your heart’s desire as a father for your children?

McClain: That’s easy. If my children grow up and put the Lord first (before anything else; or anyone else in their lives), that would be a desire fulfilled. I can’t instill anything in them that will top that. I want them to choose --not me forcing it. Their faith will be their faith. When I pray about my children; I pray that they will be drawn to Him, and that they want to follow Him, and that they want to be obedient to Him. My desire is to see them walk in harmony, and in relationship with our Lord. Academically and professionally, well, those are a given. I want whatever makes them happy.

WFH: What has God taught you, and is teaching you through some of your life experiences, and what new perspectives, and insights have you gained?

McClain: Well, it’s not about me. It has nothing to do with me. That’s the most actuate description that I can give you. I’ve put so much emphasis on what I wanted in life, and most people do. For me, it was a means of escape, and music was the avenue that I could walk down and escape through. I wanted everything that came with being a rock star. I wanted it all, and God taught me that was beyond worthless. He taught me that nothing that I invested my heart in--none of it, would produce a lasting contentment.

God has blessed my life with my children, and I love them. He is also teaching me who He is, and that He is who He is teaching me to be. I feel that He is truly teaching me that everything I thought was important, really wasn't. The most important thing is the relationship I have with my son, and with my daughter, and with our Lord, Yeshua Messiah ha-Mashiach!

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
Augustine

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