Proud to be a Dad

Over the past couple of weeks, Maddy has started Day School at the church. Its hard to believe that we have a two year old and she is so talkative and independent. When I pick her up from school, she runs up to me and screams, "here is my daddy". Melts my heart and I quickly forget and frustrations or issues I have dealt with throughout the day.

But one day last week, I was getting ready for work. In the morning, Maddy usually likes to lay in our bed and watch "bugs" on our iphones. Well this particular morning as I am sitting on the bed putting my shoes on and I feel the little one crawling toward me and she comes up next to me and puts her arm around me looks me in the eyes and says, "I love you daddy, you're my good boy".

It is amazing how God uses our children to teach us truths about His love for us. The fact that he used my 2 year old to remind me that I have a purpose and an incredible opportunity before me to raise my daughter to fear the Lord, bask in His Grace, and the rejoice at the redemptive power of a Savior. And I needed that reminder. She is as just as much as my ministry field as any one of the Sr High students I am in contact with on a regular basis. God is good.

Oh yeah and, "You're my good boy" comes from the movie Bolt which is Maddy's movie of the month.

LF