2:56 AM...

So this is the weird world of fatherhood?

I am not usually awake at this hour, but I was told to "go boil some water". So here I am. What caused this strange request from my beautiful and understanding wife?

Either the fact that my youngest son Noah is having a coughing attack (and when I say attack I mean ATTACK) that has been carrying on for 45 minutes, or the fact that I am not being helpful with all my comments made in frustration. (probably the latter)

I am tired... I feel stupid and guilty for the things I have just done and said in frustration... I feel helpless when I son is hacking up a lung and struggling to breathe... and believe it or not times like these really do try the faith. God... please take this sickness from my son... Lord... please... let me take the sickness on myself... just let him breathe and sleep and rest... (how's that for brutal honesty)

So, the water is boiling. My son is calming a bit. I am going to go apologize to my wife and try to show her how much I really love her, then I am going to pray for my son, and then maybe eventually, try and get some rest.

Thank God the weekend is on the way!

changes are comin'!

Well, within the next month or so, we will see some changes coming our way. I don't know that I have mentioned it on the blog before (shame on me) but I have been taking the steps toward becoming an elder at our church over the last couple of years.

An elder in our church is similar to an associate pastor I guess. Not totally the same though. Right now there are two elders, and with me it would be three. Needless to say, this is a huge step for me and my family. A very humbling experience... I know that sounds cliche, but it truely is. I can understand a bit deeper why Moses asked "Who am I to lead these people?" My main source of strengh in this is that I know that it is God and Him alone that has brought me to this place. It is not something I have asked for, or even sought after really. It just happened that way. It is a call on my heart.

So, this will become "official" within the next three weeks or so.

I turn 28 on May 2. Not sure what else to say about that. I am 2 years from 30. That doesn't bother me at all, but I do have some goals that I want to reach before then. It doesn't really worry me though. I know the goals are attainable.

The two youngest of my three kids have had sickness in the last couple of weeks. Battling the cold and cough. It is hard to watch the baby go through it. It is just a little cough, but I pray for healing continually. My poor baby. He barely knows how to cough at three months.

Oh, and I finally got the interview that I wrote about a while ago. It should be posted on Michelle's site sometime soon. It appears that it is my fault that it took so long. I don't have my email listed anywhere around here. I have to work on that. Maybe it is time to change my look on this thing... hmmm

Well, that's the news for now. :) God bless you today!

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me thinks me blog not enough

Weekend come and far gone, and nothing noted on this little blog.

Things are fine, but busy. Hopefully I will find some time for this in the near future.

where am I?

Well I am here at the car repair shop, using their free high-speed internet connection to surf the web this beautiful Saturday morning. I think it is a brilliant idea to have high speed internet available to the customers as they wait for their car repairs...

I also think that it stinks to have to sit here inside on such a beautiful spring day. But, if I have to, I guess I will surf around the net for a while. It is rare that I get a chance to use a high speed connection just for fun!

unfunny

Is this funny or what?...

A classic case of, "I want to make a point by treating others with disrespect."

I don't get it.