Sunday was a day of real diversity for me.  On the one hand, I woke up and I felt like garbage.  My throat hurt.  My head hurt.  I think I had a fever at certain points in the day.  So, I spent the early afternoon trying to take a nap and endure.  On the other hand, Sunday afternoon was awesome.  Kadyn had recently decided he wanted to give his life to Christ and be baptized.  So, Sunday afternoon his grandparents, his aunt (Jennifer), and some close friends came out to see him take his step of faith and obedience.  He was joined by Nicki Sheafe (daughter of Brad and Krista) who was also making the same decision.  Before they were baptized the whole group stood in a circle and a handful of people prayed for Kadyn & Nicki and their life in Christ.  Then afterwards we all took communion as good friends and brothers and sisters in Christ.  It was a cool thing.  I hope Kadyn and Nicki will always cherish that moment . . . I know I will.

Anyway, I woke up Monday morning feeling as bad (physically) as I had on Sunday.  But as I’m laying in bed a thought struck me, “Am I really ready for this?”  It was the same thought I had when Kadyn was first born.  “Am I really ready to be a father?  Can I really be an adequate dad?”  Six years ago when Kadyn was born I had no idea the way those two moments would coincide with one another on Monday morning with a shared feeling of, “Can we do this?”  Kadyn is an infant in Christ.  Am I really ready to raise him up to maturity?  Can we teach him to walk in Christ?  Can we teach Kadyn to feed on God’s word?  Can Molly and I really equip him to love Christ, seek His Spirit, and be obedient to His will?  Can we teach him to speak with grace and truth?

My hope is that as a family and as a church through Christ we can do it . . . together!