I love my husband. I'm not normally a mushy person when it comes to things like this, or much in general unless it's sympathizing with someone.
I was thinking about how the Lord has given us each of our kids. Kennedi was the redemption of our miscarried child for me and Ben. This baby that's in my womb, the conception of this one was totally a surprise in the one month we thought for sure we weren't going to get pregnant, and then we were. We were actually planning to start trying the following month. The Lord has destined each of our kids and each of the seasons for me as a mother and Ben as their father. Ben has taken each season so well and has been the friend and father to his children in the perfect way in each season as well. I appreciate my husband. He is a humble man who will, even though it's hard to do, point his kids towards the Lord and His guidance above even his own.
The fun thing about this, and different from how we grew up is that we have no set plan for our children. Now, that's not totally true, but all we know is our kids are supposed to be before the Lord all their days, and however that is played out in the Lord's will, is how we want to see them grow up. I know Ben's parents, and my parents, didn't see how we're living our lives coming at all, but it's what the Lord has for us. We know there are things that Kennedi and our many children to come will do that will totally blow our minds, but I am excited to see that happen. I know we will teach them and set them in the House of prayer because it is the place i have seen such growth in my own child and other children in the Lord. Being before the Lord for hours a day has transformed Ben and I and we're even seeing it in Kennedi.
All that to say, Ben has chosen wisely for our family. He has been confident in the Lord's provision as my husband and their Father. He has set himself in a lifestyle of prayer where he spends hours before the Lord daily, and what better way to show yourself as an example of the Father than to set yourself in a place where the Father is rubbing off on you, persay, for hours a day. I am thankful for my husband, and I am thankful for his integrity in my life and my family's life.
Thank you baby. Happy Fathers Day!
