It is so awesome to be able to celebrate Father’s Day this year, well…I have always celebrated Father’s Day by honoring my father, but this year is different. This year Father’s Day takes on a whole new meaning…this year, I am to be honored on Father’s Day. I will not lie and say that I am not looking forward to the gifts and/or cards, but this morning the best gift Bryce could have given me was time! I got to get up this morning and spend an hour with just the two of us. It was time for his morning feeding and it was awesome!! It is in times like these and especially today, Father’s Day, that has made me think and think a lot about the role that I do and will play in Bryce’s life.
I have spent a lot of time thinking about how I will father Bryce and the thought of it is so exciting and also very overwhelming! I love the fact that I don’t have all the answers right now, that I don’t know all that I am going to face, that I am clueless on some things, that I am going to mess up, but the thing that really excites me…is the fact that I get to DISCIPLE my son for the rest of his life. I am Bryce’s chief discipler on this earth… what a HUGE responsibility! With that in mind, I must ask who am I following, who am I learning from, who am I watching?
Here is a list of father’s that I am learning from to be the best father in the world to Bryce:
There are many more that I could list, but I need to stop there! Guys, I am watching you guys and do not be surprised if I come to you and ask questions!! Love you all and HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
To everyone else, who are you are learning from? If you are not learning, you are digressing!! Think about it!!
I know that over the past couple of weeks that my blog has been consumed with videos and information on my son, but coming in the next couple of days will be some announcements about our NewSpring Columbia Campus. We have some things that are coming together very nicely and I very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead. Please be praying with us about these decisions and announcements!!!
Making the name of Jesus famous one life at a time!!
Since Bryce came home, I have taken the midnight feeding and it has been a blast. For the past couple of nights, I have gotten him out of his crib and just held him until he awakes himself and fusses a little bit. During those times, I have been able to pray over him, hold him, look into his face, and snuggle with him! It has been awesome, especially since the house is quiet and it is just him and I.
Well, the other night, before I was going to feed him, I went to change his diaper and he was wiggling all over the place. He is normally active, but he was especially active during this time and it was making it very difficult to get his diaper on…every time I would get to a place to strap on his diaper, how would move his leg to make it impossible. It was like he was fighting me, so I couldn’t take care of him.
This became very frustrating for me because I wanted to fix the problem and I know Bryce was getting frustrated by the level of his cry. All I wanted to do was to take care of him. I keep on thinking to myself…”Stop Fighting Me!! I want to help you and take care of you!!”
It was during that moment that God spoke to me, “That what I have been trying to tell you for sometime.”
There are times when I have fought God and made my life very difficult. I know that God is just telling me to STOP fighting him! God desires my obedience and submission, nothing else!
“God, thank you for speaking to me in anyway that you see neccessary, may I always submit to you and be obeident to your voice and ways!!”
Today is a GREAT day! Today, I have been married to Deanna for 6 years! She has been the best wife I could have ever hoped for. We have been blessed by God to go on many adventures together and experience so much together. Each one of those adventures has grown us as a couple and we are better because we love each other.
I will never forget June 14, 2003, when I saw Deanna come down the aisle…I will admit that that I was an emotionally mess…I was crying all over the place. She was so beautiful…she was beaming as she walked down the aisle…she glided down the aisle with confidence and with grace. She was radiant. I remember being so overwhelmed with joy that she was going to be my wife. It was a FABULOUS day…it just seems like yesterday that we were experiencing that moment together.
In the 6 years that we have been married, we have been able to experience:
- St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands
- Own 2 homes and working on a third
- Birth of our first son
- vacation in Hawaii for our 5 year anniversary
- serve FBC Florence for 2 years
- see so many lives change because of a relationship with Jesus
- vacation in Savannah, Ga
- move to Anderson to begin serving at NewSpring Church
- vacation in Charleston, SC
- begin to pour into other couples through premarital counseling
- and so much more!
We have had our ups and our downs, with sooo many more ups than downs, but each one of those experiences has been worth it! We have learned to put God at the center of our marriage and keep him there. It is in that truth, that our love for each other has grown very deep!!
Deanna, You are a gift from God!! You are the epitome of a Proverbs 31 woman. It has been a blast over the past 6 years to learn you, serve you, and love you. I am looking forward to 100 more with you. I love watching you take care of Bryce, you were created to be a mother and I am so thankful that you are the mother of my child and future children 
.
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life…She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” Proverbs 31:10-12 & 25-31
I love you SWEETIE!!!
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