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Quick but Good

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My best friend in the whole world, Jim Cleghorn, was able to be with us Sunday night and Monday morning for a quick visit. We were so glad to have him up. Stephanie posted a picture of him with the kids and you can view it here. Not a bad picture and a cute bunch of kids if I do say so myself!

Stephanie’s mom her Step-Dad, Benny, came up right after Anna Kate was born. And my mom came up a just after they left. It was great to see everyone but it seems like we were “all alone” a lot quicker with this one than we were with either of the boys.

The good news is this; Stephanie stayed home by herself all day yesterday with three kids ages three and under and she said it was a “good day.” That’s incredible!!!

Quote of the Day

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While the “Quote of the Day” will not be a daily entry, I thought I would post one of the funnier things that Jake said today. Let me see if I can set it up for you.

Jake doesn’t really like it when I go to work. It seems that when I’m gone he asks Stephanie about a hundred times, “Why did daddy have to go to work?” Finally, the answer that seemed to work for Stephanie was, “God told him to go to work.” I know that sounds simple enough. But my three year old’s brain NEVER stops!

Here it is…after I came home from work today, I was greeted at the door by both Jake and Judd (man I LOVE that!). I sat on the couch with Jake and He asked…

“Daddy, did God tell you to come home now?”

I was a bit confused, but after some explanation from my wife I said, “Yes, son, God told me to come home.”

Can’t Sleep

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It’s about 20 minutes past midnight and I can’t seem to fall asleep. Now, I know that for some of you, 12:20 AM is actually still pretty early; not for me. I’m an “early-to-bed, early-to-rise” kind of guy.

Tonight, I’m having trouble sleeping. Believe it or not, it has nothing to do with any of my children keeping me awake. Truth be told, I can’t really complain because I rarely have trouble getting rest. And with three kids ages three and under that’s a pretty big accomplishment!

For some reason tonight, I just had the overwhelming urge to get out of bed, read my Bible and pray. At the risk of sounding “unspiritual,” this doesn’t happen to me a lot. I like to read my Bible, pray, memorize Scripture and read other books during the normal hours of the day. But tonight, God has just burdened me.

I’m burdened for my family. Not because anything is bad or wrong, but because if I don’t pray for my wife and my kids, who will? If I’m not the priest of my home that God calls me to be then I’ve failed at my most important job in life!

I’m burdened for my church. Again, not because anything is bad or out of place, but simply because God has given me a huge responsibility to “shepherd the flock of God.” This is a privilege that I absolutely love and enjoy, but it comes with great responsibilities and duties.

I’m burdened for me. I don’t want to settle in my life; in any part of my life. I don’t want to settle for a mediocre marriage. I thank God for my relationship with my wife and treasure her as a precious gift from God. I don’t want to settle for a casual, cursory relationship with my kids. I want to be a huge influence in their lives for the cause of Christ. I don’t want to settle in my ministry. Being a pastor is one of the highest honors of my life and I will never be satisfied with the status quo. I love my church and thank God for the opportunity to serve Him at Crosspointe.

Simply put, I want everything that God has for me in every area of my life. I want to do everything I can to accomplish all that I can for God with the time that He has given me upon this earth. Life is too short, the stakes are too high and eternity is too long to let one more moment slip by.

Quote of the Day

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I’ve got an idea for my blog. I know you’re excited since not much creative happens on this site, but here we go. Occasionally, I’m going to give you a quote of the day. These will not be wise, pithy or meaningful statements from great leaders of old or new leaders of today. Instead, these quote will be the funny things that I hear my little ones say (and sometimes other people as well). So, here’s the first one…

Jake asks, “Mommy, what am I going to be when I grow up?”

Stephanie says, “Anything you want to be, sweetie.”

Jake answers, “Cool, I want to be a motorcycle!”

Check this out…

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If you want to see some more great pictures of Anna Kate and some pics of the boys seeing her for the first time, check out Stephanie’s blog here.

How amazing is it that Steph just gave birth and she’s chilling out in the hospital updating her blog. She’s incredible!

It’s moments like these that make me love my wife even more. She did such a great job during the pregnancy and delivery; never a drama queen, never complaining or anything like that. Seeing her hold our baby girl is absolutely awesome! God has been so good to us.