Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Greater Joy Has No Father
Jesus said, "Greater joy has no man than this--that a man would lay down his life for his friends." My son Ben graduated from NYU Monday. I’m so so proud of him. My daughter Jill graduates from High School the end of this month and starts Baylor in the fall. Ti (my exchange student son) did a presentation at TCU for his engineering class as he graduates from TCU.
Life is going to be so different for Nikki and me now. In some ways good--I hear in all ways good, but right now it’s kind of hard to see. I tried to talk Nikki into adopting a Vietnamese baby--no luck. She says, "Oh yeah, you adopt a kid for me to raise--no way, buster!" She’s right. She has been traveling with me some and we’ve been partying together like never before--it’s like before we were married and right after we were married being together. When I look at Ben, Jill, and Ti, our Vietnamese son--exchange student from a few years ago--I think it will be ok.
I’m just grateful that God has given us children that love Him and us. Kids with a focus. As I was looking at pictures of my kids, I thought to myself, "Greater joy has no Father--that his children walk with God." I can’t say that Ti is a Christian, but he’s still a part of my family. Neither can I say I’ve given up on the idea that one day he may be.
Thank you Father for the 3 lives you placed in our care for a few short years--it’s given us far more than we ever dreamed.
Life is going to be so different for Nikki and me now. In some ways good--I hear in all ways good, but right now it’s kind of hard to see. I tried to talk Nikki into adopting a Vietnamese baby--no luck. She says, "Oh yeah, you adopt a kid for me to raise--no way, buster!" She’s right. She has been traveling with me some and we’ve been partying together like never before--it’s like before we were married and right after we were married being together. When I look at Ben, Jill, and Ti, our Vietnamese son--exchange student from a few years ago--I think it will be ok.
I’m just grateful that God has given us children that love Him and us. Kids with a focus. As I was looking at pictures of my kids, I thought to myself, "Greater joy has no Father--that his children walk with God." I can’t say that Ti is a Christian, but he’s still a part of my family. Neither can I say I’ve given up on the idea that one day he may be.
Thank you Father for the 3 lives you placed in our care for a few short years--it’s given us far more than we ever dreamed.
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