Rain Run

6 down this week... 282 left!!

Listen Upwards

Lately I have been Father more than I ever have. Amber has been working a lot more and having a lot of cool opportunities. She doesn't know that these opportunities are opportunities for me as well. To see them need me more, come to me first. Cal doesn't call me Mommy anymore. Oak can't schmooze me anymore.

Recently I was going to change my job. Make a move, it thought it was all I needed. I prayed about it a little.

It fell through...

But I wasn't crushed. Without these opportunities recently as I have gone through this chase for a new role, I have connected to the boys more. It's my one learning. Without this time... I don't see them like I need too.
Cal looks at me differently, dependent
Oak talks to me like he knows me

My job now allows me to make them happy, overjoyed and feeling needed.

Why would I change that??

I didn't pray enough... Probably but I listened and heard Him

My success measures are found in their smiles.

As I write this I just watches Oakley teach Callahan how to climb to the top of the slide at the Park... Encouraging with every step, show him how and wait for him to reach the bottom.

Anything else I need to prove?

Nah. Give me The Lord

Mothers Day

My mother is a great mother

My mothers mother was an amazing mother

My wife is an exceptional mother. She knows their little hearts, she knows my heart when i communicate with them, when i dont know what to do she answers my internal struggle.

Children get their paths from their fathers but get their passion, love from their mothers.

My boys would be boulders of stubborness without her...

The beautiful part about all this, is that i choose her and she chose me 10 years ago and together we raise these boys. I choose her more now because of these boys.

Thank You

F Word ...

Forgiveness 

Recently I had an experience. An individual that I had very little prior contact with no relationship verbally assaulted me using profanity and vulgarity. I received it and moved forward. But one thing remained, my contempt and desire for revenge. Soon my anger and disgust weighed far heavier then the actual incident. I dredged through days hoping for an opportunity of revenge... I lost track of the act.

What does it mean? 

This means Christ works through me and asks me do I feel terrible about how I feel towards this person or do I feel terrible about what was said to me... Two very different things. 

Until I said I forgive you in myself... I was hurt more by my anger then by the words. A confirmation of action through me by Christ. Now I would chose to speak light, speak life to this person, I chase the opportunity harder then I did when I plotted my redemption, revenge...

Matthew 6:14

Col 3:13

It's a simple message that can be shown in complicated and unique ways, when your eyes are open and this becomes normal to you. 

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