A Series Of Thanks, Part 2

If Nicole is the greatest blessing of my life, then they are a very close second. If you do not know who 'they' are, then you do not know me well at all. "They" are my boys, Isaiah and Micah. Isaiah is now 10, in intermediate school with 1,000 other 5th and 6th graders, and Micah is now 6, in the first grade. Because of Isaiah and Micah I now know a side of life that I had never known before -that of a father. It is the part of my life I am most proud of. These two little guys - with their momma's eyes - are my pride and joy. How did these two boys, entrusted to my care, end up so incredible? How did they grow to be so intelligent and sharp? Where did this love for life, for others, for having a great time come from? Where did they learn to evoke some of the deepest emotions inside of me? Some would attribute it to them being kids - and kids in general have a way of doing these things. But only to you are these two fellas kids in general - to me they are joy. To me they are hope. To me they are laughter. To me they are peace. To me they are purpose. To me they are mission. To me they incredible. They own my heart. They are my life - and because they are I love life. God has blessed me infinitely by placing these two little men in my arms - from the day that I carried them through the hospitals as newborns even to this very moment - these guys continually speak of God's love to me - of God's desires of me - for such is the Kingdom of God. Today, Father, I thank you for these bundles of joy and hope. I thank you for the boys that you have chosen to place within my trust - for their smiles, for their thoughts, for their skills, for their personalities, for their lives - only help me to never let up on my call to raise them to know, love, and serve you. Thank you for Isaiah. Thank you for Micah. Thank you for the gift of my family!