Dadhood (Part 2)

This morning Ian woke up rather early and was having a hard time sleeping (for whatever reason). I put him in bed with us and he quickly fell into a peaceful sleep. Since it is Thursday and we get up rather early anyway, Kristi and I got up and began to prepare for the day. Ian continued to sleep peacefully under the warmth of the Hudson Bay blanket. As I watched him sleep I again thought about our Heavenly Father. I thought about how I must look when I am sleeping. Psalms 121:3-4 talks about how God never sleeps. He watches over us so that we can find rest and peace. I want to continue to lay down my worries, fears, stresses (etc. you get the point) to Him before I rest so that he can deal with them and I can find peace. Are you sleeping well?

Dadhood

Sooo. . . I said I wasn't the blogger of the family, but I think I might enjoy this.

Last night when I came home, Kristi and I talked and she expressed that she needed some time to work and concentrate on some of the things that have piled up on her desk, so that gave me the opportunity to have some great one on one time with Chase and Ian. The boys and I went outside and decided to make a fire in our fire pit out back. After Ian went to bed, Chase and I continued having some time outside together. As we were sitting around the fire and talking, I told Chase that I loved him "this much" placing my hands far apart. He said, "Dad, I love you this much" and matched my out-stretched arms. As we sat there I began to think about our Heavenly Father and how much He loves us. Isaiah gives us an idea of the size of God's hands in chapter 40 verse 12. He writes, "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? God reaches out His arms (hands) to us and tells us He loves us "this much". Since his hands are huge, he must love us a lot. It was a cool moment with my son, and a cool moment as a child of God.

Matt