It’s the small things in this world that help you realize that you are raising your children right. Parenting is a difficult endeavor to say the least, but there are bright spots along the way that encourage you and keep you going. Like last night, on our way to the Fall Festival at Crosspointe, I told Jake,
“Hey buddy, you’re great!”
He looked back at me and said with excitement,
“Daddy…you rock my face off!!!”
Saturday evening the whole family is riding in the car from one gathering to another. It was about supper time so I think Jake was pretty hungry. We brought an apple for the ride so Jake could eat along the way. Stephanie twisted the stem off and handed it to Jake in the back seat. About halfway through our ride, I look back and notice that Jake is eating the entire apple; core and all. He literally ate the ENTIRE THING! He ate the seeds, the core, the bottom part and all.
Believe it or not, we do feed our son…I guess he was just extra hungry that day!
It’s funny…somewhere in the back of my mind as a father I’m thinking, “that’s awesome Jake, what a manly thing to do!” Although, truth be told; I don’t think I could (or would) eat the entire apple…core and all.
Yes, believe it or not, I am actually posting on my blog…
Things have been so busy since our move that I’ve hardly had time to even think about this thing. And, as I’m sure you’re aware, it’s never been a huge priority for me anyway. But, I thought I would post about our HUGE news. That’s right…a new Perdue is on the way. It’s funny because the last time I posted on my blog it was to announce our baby boy Judd. Well, he’s 10 months old now and we’ve got another baby due in April. It seems that time flies when you’re having fun…and when you have small kids!
More to come as life moves on…
Judson “Judd” Hunter Perdue
Born: 12/14/2006
At Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA
7 lbs 8 oz
20 inches long
God is good and life is great!
Yes, it’s true…I can sense the pained expressions on your faces as you read the title above. It is time to shut down for a while. There are multiple reasons:
1. It’s not like I’m a prolific blogger anyway! One post a month can hardly be considered a blog.
2. Not that I spend any significant amount of time blogging, but I’ve been challenged lately to begin a prayer journal. I want to focus my expressive writing energies (if I have any at all) in that direction.
3. I’m too depressed to blog…the Georgia Bulldogs are having a tough season!
4. You know I’m doing the blogosphere a favor by closing shop for a while. No…I don’t know how long…it could be for a year or it could be forever. We’ll see as time goes on.
One final thought: “your security as a leader in God’s church is in direct proportion to the level of discipleship in your personal life.”