Little eyes and the Future.

It's a BIG world out there!

So December is here again. It never fails to sneak up on me. I cannot seem to figure out how in the world time seems to fly by quicker now that I am an adult, but oh well. This will be my first Christmas with Rebekah as a married couple and Layla's first Christmas period, so there is a lot of anticipation. Most of that anticipation...ok ALL of that anticipation is coming from Rebekah and I. Layla just knows that the twinkle lights that magically appeared in her room are AWESOME!!!! She likes to talk to them. It is amazing to me how innocent wonder in things is lost the older we get. I mean, think about how beautiful twinkle lights are. Really think about it. Yet most of us, just think of it as just another part of another holiday season coming and going. One thing I have been trying to do is see the world through the eyes of my daughter, as if I've never seen these things before. It has been quite an eye opening experience.

We feel poopy!

Which leads me to the next thing I have noticed through her eyes. There is a case of the common cold running through our house (thanks Tiane) and Layla has been feeling a bit down. She also has her first tooth coming in so that may be it, but can you imagine being sick for the very first time ever. My God she must be totally freaked out. I wonder if she really feels that bad or if she is scared to death because for the first 8 months of her life she has felt great and then out of nowhere this feeling comes on that just isn't right....Poor little girl. :-(
Ok on to a happier subject. Rebekah and I will be going through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University starting in January. We are both super excited about where our lives are headed. It is amazing how things tend to fall into place when you have some semblance of a plan. Now I'm not saying that you shouldn't put your trust in God that He will guide your footsteps, but this hippie doofus idea of having no plan for the future is just ludicrous. I fully believe that God wants us to use the teachings He gives us to plan our steps, not to sit around waiting for an all mighty sign. Like dying on the cross and rising from the dead wasn't a sign enough... but I digress. It will incredible to be debt free, earning wealth and giving a bunch of it away!
So here is my charge for everybody going forward. Look to the Father for stability. In your finances, your relationships, even your own life. Then take what God teaches you and pass it on to someone else. Much love. Until next time, keep living unashamed. 1-1-SIX for life!
Proverbs 22:7
Romans 1:16 

I SURE DO LOVE COMING HOME TO MY SWEET LITTLE GIRL!!!!

Part Deux

So it's getting close to thanksgiving so let's talk about what I am thankful for. I am thankful for my God. I don't know where I would be if I hadn't turned around and asked for God's forgiveness for all the junk I've pulled in this life. Without His grace and love, I am a mess.
I am thankful for my amazing wife, Rebekah. She is the most amazing woman I have ever met and I am so very very blessed that she chose me. After coming through a very rough first marriage, I had almost given up on love. Then she walked into my life again, and my life has never been the same. I found joy that I thought was gone from my life and I love her with all my heart.

I am thankful for the most awe inspiring little girl I have ever met! She is all mine too. :-) My daughter, Layla, is one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. I fall more and more in love with her everyday. God really knew what He was doing when He blessed us with her. I love you Laylabug!
I am thankful for my parents, Randy and Letha, for showing me what it is to be a follower of Christ. My father is the most amazing example of a Godly man I have ever encountered. My mother has shown me more love than any person on earth. She has stood by me through everything I have put her through. I love you Mom and Dad.
I am thankful for my sister, Tiane. She has shown me a lot of love and support and I am so blessed to have her as a sister. I love you, Tiane.

To Samuel and Jacob, I want you to know that I am thankful for the men you are becoming. I know I have missed so much of you guys growing up, and for that I am so very sorry. But know that I am always proud of you both and I will always be there for you no matter what. I am always just a phone call away. I love you guys!
There are so many more things I am thankful for this year, but I won't bore you guys anymore.
So until next time. Stay unashamed! 1-1-SIX for life.
John 3:30
Romans 1:16
Psalm 23
Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 22:7
Phillipians 4:13

Let's see if I can keep this up...

Ok so here we go again. For those of you who know me, you know that this is probably about the 7 millionth time I have started a blog. I seem to have this innate ability to either forget about the blog or just being too lazy to write new posts. So we are going to try this again. A little bit about me. I am a 29 year old man serving in the army. I am  a husband to the love of my life, Rebekah and father of a beautiful 8 month old girl named Layla. Life is good right now. I am a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ. He has saved me from my sins and I am forever in His debt. I look forward to see where this blog leads. So until next time (hopefully) I leave you with this charge.

Live your life as it says in Romans 1:16
"I am unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the salvation of man, first the Jew and then the Gentile"

Stay unashamed my friends!