Our kids are so great! Nothing super special happened this week, but I sure enjoyed being a mom.
I really like those kind of weeks because when you have the other kind (the "are you sure it's illegal to throw them out a window or duct tape their mouths" kind) it's nice to look back and see that just a minute ago you liked them and what you were doing.
Anyway, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY out there to all you dads. Being a parent is one of the hardest things I think we've ever done. I say often that without my kids I wouldn't make it to the Celestial Kingdom. I know it's true. I wouldn't be as patient, as kind, as empathetic, or any of those other things that are what Christ is all about. I also wouldn't rely on the Lord as much as I do being a parent. To be a parent requires constant improvement and work spiritually, emotionally, physically sometimes, and intellectually. There are very few, if any, things in this life that require so much of us so regularly. That's what gets me to the person I want to be and the person that will be acceptable before the Lord. I am so glad to be a parent.
I've also learned how different being a mom is from being a dad. We have different steward-ships and that's a good thing. I hate working and being on someone else's time schedule. I love to earn the money though! Chris, on the other hand, excels in the work place even when it looks like he shouldn't. He's so good with people and he's a very hard worker. The world outside my front door is also so unkind. It's filled with meanness and cruelty. It's complicated and political and sometimes outright wrong. And all that can be directed at my sweet husband on a regular basis and somehow he's still supposed to be loving and kind and fun when he comes home. I bring that kind of stuff home without thinking about it. The Lord built him to be able to handle all that the world can throw at him so that when he comes home, he's my husband and he's their daddy. It's a special thing. What's really impressive is that men like Chris work their shifts dealing with what they do and then they come home, help out with a chore or two, play with or discipline the kids (0r both at my house!), and then sit and talk to their wives. He is an active provider AND a loving father AND a wonderful companion. I know I've got a good one and if yours fits that description, even on a every-now-and-then basis, tell him you're grateful.
It might sound like I'm forgetting about the other parent, and honestly for this blog I am. Mothers had their day and their blog here. Today was about great fathers and wonderful daddy's. I am especially blessed to have more than my share of good men in my life. I am honored to call some of those men my father. I am richly blessed and very grateful.
Happy Father's Day dads - you deserve it!
